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Nov 27, 20231 min read
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My recently published article: “Ethical Decision-Making: Getting Better at Doing Right”
Hi Everyone: I trust this blog finds you doing well and enjoying the holiday season. This past September, my article, Ethical...
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Dec 21, 20212 min read
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Dec 21, 20210 min read
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Kind Leadership: It’s the “Kind” of Leadership We All Want
As a kid, my mother was fond of quoting the verse, “Be ye kind, one to another (King James Version no less),” when she saw me and my...
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Feb 7, 20213 min read
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Good Leadership: The Art of Asking Questions
I am a questioner. I ask questions. I don’t mean the type that always express skepticism–that I don’t believe what someone is...
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Jan 27, 20213 min read
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Agile Leadership Part II
In my previous blog, I spent a bit of time discussing the background and history of the term “Agile.” Originally developed as a new...
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Feb 3, 20202 min read
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Decision Making: It’s not always the “rational” approach that is the best choice.
After a bit of a “hiatus,” I’m back with a few more blogs posts about DECISION MAKING. Today, I share another interesting angle on the...
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Feb 19, 20192 min read
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Good Decision Making: It Depends on the Situation
“It depends on the situation.” We’ve heard this a lot when it comes to leadership. What seems to work in one situation, doesn’t in...
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Aug 23, 20183 min read
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Ignore at Your Own Risk: Bounded Decision Making
We are imperfect decision makers. Much has been written about this in the past ten years. There is something about our brains that...
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Jul 23, 20182 min read
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Decision Making: Good Implementation or Bad Implementation–That is the Issue.
When it comes to making “successful” decisions, that is, decisions that achieve their intended purpose, especially important, strategic...
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Jul 7, 20182 min read
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Decision Making: First Installment
This blog entry is one of a series that I plan to share with you about Decision Making. It is a topic that has garnered a lot of...
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Jun 28, 20183 min read
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Does the Leader REALLY “Motivate?”
It’s an interesting question. I’ve done a lot of reading, research, teaching, and introspection of my own experiences regarding the true...
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May 12, 20182 min read
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“Good Leadership is Ethical Leadership”
Professor and author of ethics and leadership studies, Joanne Ciulla, made that statement some years ago. It’s a great statement–short...
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Apr 11, 20182 min read
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Are you a “know-it-all” leader?
Have you worked with or known leaders who behave as though they “know it all?” It doesn’t take long for that kind of leadership to wear...
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Apr 4, 20182 min read
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Stewardship: The “S” in the L.E.A.D.E.R.S. Model
We’ve now reached the final letter in the L.E.A.D.E.R.S Model: S for Stewardship. In my previous blogs I’ve shared the meaning of L for...
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Feb 24, 20172 min read
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Resilience: The “R” in the L.E.A.D.E.R.S. Model
The letter “R” in the L.E.A.D.E.R.S. Model stands for resilience, which literally means to “bounce back.” Effective leaders meet...
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Feb 7, 20173 min read
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Decision-Making: The “D” in the L.E.A.D.E.R.S. Model
The next letter in the L.E.A.D.E.R.S. Development Model is D. D stands for Decision-Making. Leaders must humble themselves and...
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Dec 20, 20162 min read
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