What Makes Mentoring Work?
“We tried mentoring once, it never really worked. Anyway, people find their own mentors informally. What I need to know is how to fill my leadership pipeline.” I recently held (More)
Keys to Surviving Toxic Leadership in Government
In early January NPR ran a story titled “Army Takes on its Own Toxic Leaders.” The reaction was immediate, and the story seemed to resonate with a lot of people. (More)
Storytelling as a Leader’s Art
So the executive looked at me askance, wondering if what I was saying was really true. “So you want me to learn to tell stories…really?!” Yes, and I wanted him (More)
Leadership Lessons from the Pitch
I recently attended a Carolina Dynamo soccer match. I am not a big fan of soccer. I don’t get it. Maybe I’m a snob (wouldn’t be the first time that (More)
Leadership Lessons from the Eiffel Tower
What do you see when effective leadership happens? I’m willing to bet you see DAC: Direction, Alignment and Commitment. On my second installment of videos from the Eiffel Tower, I thought (More)
Crisis in Leadership: The Healthcare Bill
The Democratic Party achieved a significant victory last Sunday by voting to pass the healthcare bill in the House of Representatives. This achievement was the culmination of a more than yearlong struggle (More)
Leadership beyond leaders and followers: The case of the no-tipping policy, Pt 1
In my first two posts (27 Aug 2008 and 24 Sep 2008) I wrote about leadership in situations where there is no leader, in the sense that there is no asymmetrical (More)
Leadership Beyond Leaders and Followers, part 2
In my first post I wrote about the interest I and some colleagues of mine here at CCL have in leadership in situations where there is no leader, that is, (More)
Leadership Beyond Leaders and Followers
A lot of people think of a leader as a person who influences other people more than other people influence her or him. This extra increment of influence might come (More)
