“The single most important skill and most undervalued capacity for exercising adaptive leadership is diagnosis …. To practice adaptive leadership, you have to take time to think through your interpretation of what you observe, before jumping into action.” – The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by Heifetz, Grashow, Linsky Are you proactive or reactive in your […]
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“Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.” – Unknown What helps you to have clarity as a leader? My daughter has been interviewing for scholarships and
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“People must have righteous principles in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.” – Martin Luther Do you want to be filled with life? Revitalize means to give new life, vitality or vigor. I recently read a biography of Martin Luther by Eric Metaxas. The book is titled, Martin Luther
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“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” ~ Oprah Winfrey We are at our best when we are flowing in our strengths. We each have been given a unique set of talents. It is deeply embedded in our DNA. There is no one else exactly like
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“It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters in the end.” – Ursula K. Le Guin There is always a tension between where we are now and where we are going. We have this tension as individuals and as organizations. However, it is not a “fun”
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“The greatest discovery of the 20th century is the fact that a human being has the ability to change his attitude.” – William James Are you struggling with someone who has a poor attitude? It could be a coworker, a family member or a community member. I have recently been in discussions about attitudes with
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“Since time is the one immaterial object which we cannot influence – neither speed up nor slow down, add to nor diminish – it is an imponderably valuable gift.” – Maya Angelou We often think that to make the most of our time, we should plan more and work harder. Yet this is a fallacy.
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“In order for movements to succeed, we have to de-center, grow, and redistribute leadership. We need to see our organizations and ourselves in a different way.” – Vincent Pan In a previous article we discussed the power of leaderful ecosystems. This is the focus of seeing the larger system and engaging with it so that
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Leadership is the capacity to create something of meaning and align values and actions across groups of people or communities. It is about relationships among people and how they support, complement, and supplement each other and the broader ecosystem. – Aja Couchois Duncan, Susan Misra and Vincent Pan Leadership is about connecting people together to
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“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” – Bill Gates Do you want to empower others? Do you want to know the essential ingredient to empowering others? It is relationships. You cannot empower another person unless you are connected to them. And, the quality of that connection
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