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Dr. Timothy Judge and his team at Fisher Leadership Initiative of The Ohio State University recently conducted a leadership landscape survey on 58 leadership scholars. One of the survey questions asked participants to write down as many as eight findings that they believe we have learned from the 10...
Long after I’d finished playing college football, I ran into one of my former coaches, who apologized out of the blue. He saw my puzzled reaction, and elaborated: “I've realized that I’d say the right things in Bible studies with you guys, or watch game film and calmly point out corrections to you o...
Key Takeaways: Some leaders who are the recipients of venting subsequently release the negative emotions by mistreating their subordinates Other leaders, who take into account details of what they are hearing, like merit and other content, neither experience those negative emotions nor mistreat othe...
On October 2, the U.S. nuclear attack submarine USS Connecticut hit an unknown underwater object while operating submerged in the South China Sea. 11 sailors were injured in the collision forcing the Connecticut to limp back to Guam on the surface to assess the damage to the $3 billion warship. ...
We’ve discussed many gender disparity issues in the workplace ever since Lead Read Today first launched. From gender stereotypes to employment discrimination ; examining the dim reality of female career success to calling for more female leaders and more. When it comes to solutions to these issues,...
Key Takeaways Leaders can feel stress if they’re trying to solve a problem with more than one right answer using an ‘either/or’ approach. Leveraging the power of ‘And’ might lead to better results. Dr. Barry Johnson’s “Polarity Map” provides leaders with a valuable tool to manage that approach. Our ...
Key Takeaways Understand the Keystone concept of survival Analyze and identify your greatest value Identify the optimal business ecosystem for your skill set I have always been intrigued by the lessons of nature. Many of the most effective and successful product ideas we have are the result of nothi...
Dr. Timothy Judge and his team at Fisher Leadership Initiative of the Ohio State University recently conducted a leadership landscape survey on 58 leadership scholars. One of the survey questions asked participants to write down as many as eight findings that they believe we have learned from the 10...
The renowned leadership expert Warren Bennis said that the best leaders lead themselves. In his seminal book on leadership, “On Becoming a Leader”, he described the process through which leaders understand themselves and ultimately lead themselves most effectively. I have seen the importance of le...
Key Takeaways The term, ‘self-care’ connotates negativity with some leaders, although research has demonstrated its value Leaders can best take care of others when they take care of themselves – even if they need to call it something else “Mark, I know we’re supposed to coach on my leadership philos...