Video – The Book Google’s Leaders Recommend
In this video, Jim Kouzes visits Google’s Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book The Leadership Challenge. This event was part of the Leading@Google series.
June 5, 2009
July 24, 2008
Time Magazine – The Secrets of Leadership from Nelson Mandela
Time Magazine celebrated and recognized Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday in its cover story July 21, 2008. Arguably, one of the world’s greatest leaders, he librated South Africa from violet racial prejudice and united his people across race lines.
As a leader, both with a “Big L” and “small l“, he has held the roles of President, warrior, martyr, diplomat, statesman, husband, father and grandfather. Richard Stengel, of Time Magazine, Read More...
July 22, 2008
Leadership with a small l – Leading Yourself and Leading by Example
What do I mean by “Leadership with a small l”? Yesterday I wrote about Leadership with a Big L – that is being a leader when that is your job and responsibility to set objectives, map a course of action and get results from a group of people. This usually shows up in your job title. For instance, you could be a manager, a coach, a director etc. On the flip side, leadership with a small l is leading when it is NOT your responsible to lead others; instead, it is two things:
First of all, it’s how you lead yourself.
Many Read More...
July 10, 2008
Effectively Leading Your Team
What is a leader? Many times, we assume that the people with the highest titles (both professionally and in civic organizations) are the leaders and that the other people in any given group are followers. However, in most circumstances, a true leader – a respected leader – is not defined by his or her title but rather by the positive experiences he or she creates in a group of people. Members of a team will be most thankful for a leader who fosters a solid team environment, helps the team to function at peak performance, and inspires other to take action.
In fact, you have probably experienced this yourself-think of a time when you enjoyed being part of a team. Most likely, there Read More...
