By now you’ve heard me speak of all kinds of leaders. Great leaders, lousy leaders, lazy leaders, high-capacity leaders, and so on.  You’ve read the descriptions of servant and selfless leaders, autocratic leaders, emotionally intelligent leaders, inspirational leaders, and some leaders who just aren’t leaders at all!  There is a leadership theory and description for […]

Leaders are…FAITHFUL DWYSYWD. This is how the writers of a book I’ve been reading (Kouzes & Posner) define integrity.  It stands for “Do what you say you will do.”  It’s as simple as that.  If someone knows that you will do exactly what you have told them you would do, then you have integrity.  When […]

If you’ve kept up with this blog for long you have heard me talk about a number of books which have had a profound influence on my life. The book Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes is no exception.  In fact, I credit this book with playing a huge part in reigniting my hopes and dreams […]

We know that the great leaders people want to follow are inspirational, authentic and deeply committed to a shared vision and common mission, which former NBA coach and current executive for the Miami Heat Pat Riley describes as, “A sense of mission that reaches beyond the present and means going beyond simply being the best, […]

In one of my classes we are reading the fifth revision of a classic book on leadership, The Leadership Challenge, by Kouzes and Posner.  It is a great book, filled with all kinds of practical advice on how to be an effective leader.  The principles were true twenty-five years ago and still are today, plus […]