Where Life and Leadership Converge
A number of years ago, my husband, son and I toured Chartres Cathedral, a few miles outside of Paris. We were delighted to have the opportunity to join a one-hour tour with noted Cathedral author and historian Malcolm Miller, who studied and lectured there for many years. His tour of the magnificent structure includes “reading”...
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As I watch leaders and question why others follow them, I am increasingly convinced that leadership is much more than what a leader says or does; it is who he is. What makes one group of soldiers follow a commanding officer into battle and probable death, while another group under a different leader chooses to mutiny? I...
"What is Affective Leadership?"Continue reading
Leadership is serious business. Leaders take care of weighty issues and solve important problems. They want people to recognize the significance of their causes. Their missions and strategic objectives are posted on their walls and seared into their brains. I am not in the least minimizing the need for mission statements and worthy goals. In...
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“Those who manage change in modern organizations need to learn to dance, to become healers capable of releasing collective energy to heal the wounds of change.” ~Terrence Deal Terrence Deal’s quote...
Leaders who instinctively lean toward Affective Leadershipsm practices recognize that their emotions and attitudes affect people around them. They sense that positive interaction brings positive results. They know their enthusiasm or lack of it can make or break a new initiative. And, quite a bit of research supports those notions. However, it is also important...
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