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When you think about a day in the life of a leader at work, it’s likely characterized by interacting with others. Whether jumping in and out of team meetings, supervising a subordinate’s work or providing feedback and support, leaders likely spend most of their day talking to other people. Because o...
Each month, the Lead Read Today team offers a review of a leadership book that is both helpful and trustworthy, and includes concepts that have been proven by leadership research. “You can motivate by fear. And you can motivate by reward. But both of these methods are only temporary. The only lastin...
“The Servant-Leader is servant first. . . . It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. . . . The best test, and difficult to administer is this: Do those served grow as persons? Do they, while being served, become h...
Takeaways: Though “actions speak louder than words,” reactions can make or break your leadership potential. You can increase self-awareness (and improve your reactions) with practice. What happens when something doesn’t go your way? Perhaps it was something you were really counting on. If you’r...
The Fisher Leadership Initiative has recently launched its Corporate Advisory Council – a group of high-profile, Fortune 500 leaders across Central Ohio to discuss pressing leadership and leadership development issues facing organizations and support Fisher in developing relevant content, pursuing n...
At some point in our journeys, many of us enter the realm of organizational leadership. While leadership is ALWAYS about people, the transition from leading individuals to helping guide an entire organization is often a daunting one. Whether you’re a founding entrepreneur leading a rapidly expanding...
The talk of developing others is always a polarizing one. In wrestling, it is a very common buzzword when a program is doing well or not so great. As a relatively new coach, I am learning how to develop my athletes every day. I am lucky to have great colleagues and I had great coaches that developed...
In this interview, Jen Knox Shanahan sat down with Steve Lee, CEO of Aura, a mental health and wellness app that features personalized guided meditations, coaching, and more. Steve shared insights on his leadership philosophy, the evolving role of AI in the workplace, and how Aura balances innovatio...
Key Takeaways: Leaders can get in bad moods when followers go to them with personal problems. But this extraordinary time means more employees might be struggling. Instead, leaders should choose to be supportive and empathetic as much as they can. We are still grappling with the coronavirus — and th...
When we look back at the 2020 (2021) Olympic Games there will be endless stories about the history made in those three weeks in Tokyo. For me, the big story is the focus it took for these athletes to be prepared to make teams and win medals and in March of 2020 the world shut down. I can only give y...
