- Exploring leadership style has led to a journey. A journey in awareness. An awakening awareness of the role of a leader as well as the characteristics fundamental to an effective leader. Join me as I explore and venture on this journey.
-
Recent Posts
Archives
Top Posts
Top Rated
Meta
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Assignment Accomplished!
A big “Thank-You!” to my family for putting up with me as I anguished through writing these posts. What an awesome experience though! I learned so much; how to create a blog, thinking about who my target audience might be, what my … Continue reading
Who Are You When I’m Not Looking?
… another country music song! If you’re not a country music fan, let me explain that there is a popular song by the above title playing on country music radio currently. A leadership concept that kept popping up throughout the few weeks of … Continue reading
When have you felt like a leader?
“I never felt like a leader until it was time to call it quits.” I shared that statement with the class during our first evening. In case someone new is reading, let me explain that I had just spent the last twenty … Continue reading
Posted in leadership
Tagged following your heart, Leadership, leadership style, self reflection
Leave a comment
Looking Fear in the Face
Whenever the word fear comes up, I can’t help but think of a Bible story from Sunday School years ago. I certainly am no Bible scholar, so someone please correct me if I get the story messed up. It is … Continue reading
Top 10 World Leaders of All Time
Make a list of who you believe are the Top 10 World Leaders of all time. This was one of the first in-class assignments we did. But, before I let you know how our exercise turned out, I want you to take a … Continue reading
Posted in leadership, Values
Tagged Leadership, leadership style, Oprah, sheila english, values
Leave a comment
Leading From Within
More than once during the few weeks of our class, the term “Leading from the Bottom” arose. Even one of the books I read, Tribes, We Need You To Lead Us, by Seth Godin, also talks about this concept. I grasp the … Continue reading
Posted in book reference, leadership, video post
Tagged humility, Johnny The Bagger, leading from within, making a difference, Seth Godin, Tribes, video
Leave a comment
The Power of Words
Native Americans used an interesting communication tool which to them represented the sacred power of words. This tool embraced both the art of listening to the words of others as well as the responsibility that lies in the choice of our own words which we … Continue reading
The Eulogies, Part II – A Lesson in Leadership
This post is Part II of a previous post. If you have not read the post entitled The Eulogies, please do so or this post might not make complete sense. Because of the nature of the eulogy assignment, it became a very personal assignment. … Continue reading