Posts Tagged ‘authenticity’
Your Authenticity Is a Gift
Authenticity is a quality we hear more and more about these days, and it’s become the gold standard for leadership. Robert S. Kaplan, Professor of Leadership Development at the Harvard Business School says, “Authenticity is critical to leadership. That means trying to be yourself – this involves some self-disclosure, admitting what you don’t know and…
Read MoreThe Legacy of Leadership
The dictionary defines “Legacy” as a gift or bequest that is handed down, endowed, or conveyed from one person to another. Today, we acknowledge that legacy is still very much about the seeds you plant for the next generation to continue to grow, but we associate legacy as much with unique learning, contribution, values, and…
Read MoreWhere Are You Drawing Your POWER From?
As we head further into the remaining quarter of 2020, the issue of personal energy is becoming more and more real. No matter who you speak to, if you get past the cursory “How-are-you-I’m-fine”, there is an eventual sag of the shoulders and an admission that this year has really taken its toll. There’s also…
Read MoreDo You Communicate or Duck?
Whether people make the effort to communicate fully, or whether they duck the subject or person/people has never been more important or noticeable than it is right now. Granted, communication and its intricacies is my passion – there is little I love more than hearing or seeing the “light” of understanding going on in someone’s…
Read MoreWhether You Win or Lose, Lead or Follow, Be Humble.
I’ve spent many hours over the last weeks talking with corporate teams about the values we aspire to and agree on within those teams – the values that form our team culture and that strengthen our ability to work together and be successful. These agreed upon team values are the foundation of how we treat…
Read MoreDoes It Matter Who People Think I Am?
I’ve been asked this question both by my child and by my corporate teams this week and I believe it’s one we ask ourselves every day. I believe the answer is directly connected to how effective we can be as a human contribution, so let’s unpack it a little. My 12-nearly-13-year-old son is into week 4…
Read MoreThe Importance of Being Genuine
There’s an enormous amount of research suggesting that emotional intelligence (EQ) is critical to your performance at work. TalentSmart has tested the EQ of more than a million people and found that it explains 58% of success in all types of jobs. People with high EQs make $29,000 more annually than people with low EQs.…
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