Leadership is not the same as running a race or climbing a mountain. We do not cross the leadership finish line, or reach the leadership summit. There have been times when I thought if I checked off all the boxes I could become a leader. I thought I needed to finish school, to get enough experience, […]
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Wired for Authenticity by Henna Inam is a valuable tool for leaders seeking to lead from their true selves. Henna, who leads Transformational Leadership, Inc., first spells out the case for authentic leadership. On that foundation, she builds a supportive framework of practices to help people become authentic leaders. She concludes by describing how those
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There are times when we just do not feel like being leaders. We do not want the responsibility. We are too tired or overstressed, discouraged or frustrated. We are not all that interested in bringing out the best in other people. Being a leader is too much work, too much bother. We want to stick
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Everyone wants to be healthy. Even when we might appreciate the extra rest and the attention, no one wants to get sick. We want healthy bodies and healthy minds, healthy emotions and healthy finances. We have apps to monitor ourselves and tell us how healthy we are. Many of us work hard to develop good habits
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Some people believe leadership is about driving people to see how far they can go. We sometimes assume leadership is on the cutting edge, pushing the boundaries of the envelope. We see leadership moving us in a straight line upward, outward, forward. We expect leaders to motivate us toward the frontier, boldly going where no one
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Like the tallest skyscrapers, leadership is built in stories. Each next act of leadership we take depends on the stories underneath it. Our stories are important because we believe what they say about who we are. Three stories in particular are essential to the foundation of our leadership. The Story of Why Your leadership story of why is
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Leadership is one of those familiar words we hear all the time that can be hard for us to define. What makes one person a leader and another person not a leader? What is leadership potential? Do people become leaders because of the job they have, or their personality, or through education? How do leaders
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There are people whose leadership can feel peremptory and rushed, as if it were a mile wide and an inch deep. They have so many diverse responsibilities, and are trying to do so many different things well. They may feel there is not enough time for them to lead as deeply or well as they
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I know people who think becoming a leader is a result, a goal. People set out on a campaign to achieve leadership. If they accomplish their objectives each month, they will become a leader by the end of the year. They may view becoming a leader as similar to making the playoffs. If they win enough
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We want to build something with our lives. Some of us would rather build bridges than walls. Others believe good fences make good neighbors. While we have different definitions and perspectives, we each want to spend our lives building something that matters. We hope we will build a difference into the world and leave it better
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