Ambition of Great Leaders
Posted in ResourcesSelf Leadership“They didn’t define themselves by money, fame or power. They defined themselves by impact and contribution and purpose.” Jim Collins & Morten T. Hansen, Great by...
View ArticleWho’s Leading Who?
Posted in Self LeadershipDo I influence the people around me or do they influence me? Is my sphere-of-influence those I influence or those who influence me? Who’s leading who? Seth Godin wrote a post a...
View ArticleThe Opportunity – Origins of Lead Change Group Part 1
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentThis is the first post in a series on the origins of Lead Change. A list of all of the posts along with an explanation of the series can be found here. Early in Tribes,...
View ArticleSomething To Believe In – Origins of Lead Change Part 2
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentThis is part 2 of a series on the history of the Lead Change Group outlined by examining the book Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us by Seth Godin. Check out the previous...
View ArticleWhy Now? Origins of Lead Change Part 3
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentThis is the third part of a series on the origins of the Lead Change Group based on one of the key books that inspired me to take action: Tribes by Seth Godin. For links...
View ArticleImperfect leadership
Posted in Leadership Developmenthttp://smartblogs.com/leadership/2012/12/20/imperfect-leadership/Do you compare? Do you let others force you to make judgments about yourself. Do you tend to consider...
View ArticleWho Cares? – The Origins of the Lead Change Group Part 7
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentLeaders care. One thing I care about is that I not do nothing. When I see something that needs to be done, especially in the leadership space, I don’t want to be a...
View ArticleThree Years of Lead Change Group
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentThank you for reading this post and any other post published on this blog. Just over three years ago, 15 people from 3 countries got together in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida...
View ArticleLocal Leadership Impact Part 2
Posted in Community InvolvementLeadership DevelopmentOne of our key goals for 2013 is that character-based leaders connect. To that end, we added a Google+ community to connect further in another...
View ArticleThe Posture of a Leader – Origins of Lead Change Part 8
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentIn Tribes, Godin talks subtly about the transition in leadership from autocrat to servant. The section is titled The Posture of a Leader. He lists a series of shifts...
View Article5 Ideas To Direct Your Best Energy Toward Your Greatest Purpose
Posted in Self LeadershipThink about what you did over the last couple of hours. If you ranked all of the most important things you have to do, did you spend your time on activities that advance the...
View Article6 Forces Resisting Change
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipI recently wrote a post titled 5 Ideas To Direct Your Best Energy Toward Your Greatest Purpose. We need to mobilize leaders. Personally, I want to hate my...
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The Value of Vision
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipA compelling vision pulls you to your future. Focus on your circumstances and lose your way “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take...
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Reflections on Impact
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentFor most of us, our impact in the world will be the difference we make in the lives of others. Often that’s more what we give than what we sell. First, think of your...
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Leadership Entrepreneur
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentAn entrepreneur is someone who starts something. Traditionally it has meant a for-profit business but more recently the term is becoming more generally directed at those...
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3 Steps to Elevate Your Purpose and Maximize Your Impact
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentThe words “Elevate Purpose, Mobilize People” have been resonating with me for a while. So much in fact that I’m going to focus much of my writing on them over the next...
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Revolutionary Impact Boot Camp
We’ve been kicking around some new ideas here at Lead Change. We’re grateful that you read our blog. We’re glad to be connected. We believe in creating influence based on who we are and using that...
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3 Nations, 4 Years, 15 People
On February 19-21 2010, the Lead Change Group came to life. Real life. Prior to that time, we were just some friends on Twitter and a LinkedIn group. Most of us had never met face to face. On those...
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What will they say when you’re gone?
As family conversations sometimes go, out of the blue someone mentioned Aunt Dolly’s noodles. You could tell by the lull in the conversation and the smiles on faces that people were remembering how...
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