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How to avoid being recognized as a colonial leader. Colonial leaders are used to referring to those kinds of leaders who are always on the lookout for people that they can force into submission and make use of them for […]
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In yesterday’s world, major organization change was often experienced as a cataclysmic eruption one hoped would occur only every millennium or two. In today’s more complex, dynamic world, organization change is ongoing work, not just a one-time “catch up” […]
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I will expand on the rubber band analogy that explains dynamic tension created between your current state and your desired state, by adding in the aspects of the change equation. The change equation demonstrates the aspects that need […]
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The concept of Global Business has improved greatly from the early 1990’s when we were discovering the proper etiquette of communicating with different cultures. Many businesses now boast the term global in their business descriptions. From our global interactions, we […]
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It is difficult for leaders to establish if decisions have been made based on facts or feelings and intuitions. When we take cultural differences into the equation, it is even more so. Everyone makes decisions in their own unique way […]
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To become an effective leader of change it is imperative to understand what people are feeling. Compassion is exercising an intention to improve conditions for others; it is putting empathy into action. Leaders use their inspiring energy to help others […]
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Presence is shaped from many aspects of one’s personality, how one thinks, feels and uses emotion. It is the deepest connection to your spirit and least affected by ego or fear. Competency of presence is the life practice of transformational […]
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Fritz Perls, one of the founders of Gestalt therapy, wrote that perfect therapy involved only three questions: We can also use this framework for setting high-performance goals. • What do you want, right now? • How are you stopping yourself […]
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Vision as a guide for today. More often than not, within organizations, a carefully formulated vision is created and subsequently posted in all the appropriate publications. It even appears on the walls of headquarters. This is understood to be good […]
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Imagination is a huge aspect of bringing our vision into effect. Take time daily to imagine your vision playing out in different scenarios and situations. Looking through the lens of your vision, imagine all the important upcoming events in your […]
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Transformational leaders understand that creating a compelling attractive visual image of their desired outcome is paramount to success. It is essential to ignite the flame of passion in everyone so they can move towards the shared goal. When all group […]
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These are different styles of leadership and though both yield positive results in business when the environment is stable. It is during an unstable business climate that one of these leadership styles outshines the other. When a transformational leader is […]
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At the base of human behavior, Gary Zukav states we are always in one of two core states, one of love and trust (self-realization), or one of fear and doubt (self-preservation). All of our emotions can be categorized into […]
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Perception is the view of the world through our filters. We are attuned to a selective band of frequencies. We can pick up a song playing in the background of a noisy environment whilst unable to understand the conversation of […]
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Transformational Leadership values individual choice over control of others. In effective leadership development, you want people to understand the value of your path and freely choose to place their energy in your direction. The desire to control that is evident […]
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