Archive for March, 2010

True Test of a Leader

31 Mar, 2010Business, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Leaders, Leadership, Workplace Relationships

“There are so many definitions of leadership and whether we should be strong, tough, compassionate or hard-assed. I believe we are often looking in all the wrong places. The one area that needs to be highlighted and understood at a deeper level is how and when to tell the truth....

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Leadership Strategies: When Do We Trust

24 Mar, 2010Business, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Executive Teams, Fear, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, Management, Money, Patterns, Trust

Kraft and Cadbury have not begun a most happy union. It is said that “In the beginning is everything” and that being the case, expect some unhappy times ahead. Share This

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Leadership, Health and Safe Stress

23 Mar, 2010Conflict, Consulting, Employee burnout, Health, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, Management, Patterns, Stress

We have just entered a new era of health care and it gives all of us an opportunity to participate in the discussion of what constitutes health and, let me add, well being. Share This

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Leadership Strategies, Health Care and Obama's Mandate

22 Mar, 2010Avoider, Collaboration, Communication, Fear, Health, History, Leadership, Leadership Strategies, Patterns, Politics

The historic health care bill passed the House and is headed for the Senate. It is of great importance since one of the major criteria for measuring the effectiveness of a society is how those who are sick are treated. Share This

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Elegant Leadership and Healthy Survival

17 Mar, 2010Business, Coaching, Economy, Fear, Health, Patterns, Stress

Learning how to live in the Safe Stress Zone™ is important for every decision you make.  Once you can stay at a place of observing before you act, your chances of getting out of a tough time with a positive outcome is greatly enhanced. Share This

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Leadership Strategies and Safe Stress

16 Mar, 2010Business, Communication, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, Stress, Transformation

When you walk into a meeting are you aware that your inner radar, what some call the BS detector, is immediately working overtime? Did you ever notice how you automatically take a step toward some individuals and when introduced to others you tend to move back? Share This

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Leadership Strategies and Honest Apologies

15 Mar, 2010Business, Leadership

In the 1970’s there was a must see movie called “Love Story”. It was a traditional boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl, with a tear jerker ending where girl gets sick and dies. The line from the film that has staying power, even decades later is “Love...

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Leadership, Courage and Staying Stuck

8 Mar, 2010Collaboration, Conflict, Diversity, Education, Ethics, Fear, History, leadership development

Yesterday was a day of glitter and glitz at the Oscars. It is often interesting to see what else has happened on the same day through history. The big one that stands out is “Bloody Sunday” on March 7, 1965. Share This

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Leadership and Self Awareness

1 Mar, 2010Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Diversity, Education, Employers, Ethics, Executive Teams, Health, History, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Media, Money, Neuroscience, PatternAware, Patterns, Psychology

There is an interesting new TV program airing this Friday; “Who Do You Think You Are?” based on finding the long lost ancestors of celebrities. Share This

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