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Lack of Leadership

As I survey the landscape of America and the globe, I hear and read a lot about a lack of leadership skills, or, as is a common phrase these days, a “leadership gap." The fact is, there isn’t really a leadership gap that doesn’t start with the executives and managers that talk about this gap. […]

Which Kind Of Leader Are You?

I gave a talk at SAIC recently called “Leading Is Communicating” and in the presentation I talked about there are two types of leaders…visionary and task oriented. Visionary: think Ronald Reagan, MLK Jr, Steve Jobs, or 2008 era Barack Obama. Task Oriented: think of Bill Gates, LBJ, or Tim Cook. In the presentation, I pointed […]

Is It Required To Be Cutting Edge To Lead?

Yesterday I asked the question “Are you a leader?” and today I want to ask you if you have to be out in front of everything to be a leader or can you hang back a little bit and still be a leader. When I think of people that are out in front of stuff as […]

Are You A Leader?

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking on how to define leadership lately. (There’s a new project in the works, but I am not ready to reveal it yet. But soon.) Even after all of my reading and research the definition of what makes someone a great leader still is elusive. Which is funny because […]

A Couple of Quick Thoughts On Leadership

Over the past few posts, I have been giving you 3 tips on things I have been thinking about. While I was standing in line at Whole Foods this morning, I saw a book written by a Co-CEO of Whole Foods and that got me to thinking about leadership. So here are a few things […]