4 Ways Leaders Get Disconnected from Change
Why Do Leaders Have a Reluctance to Change When you look around today’s business landscape—with all the books, podcasts, research studies, and hard-won lessons on leadership—you’d think we’d be experiencing a golden age of healthy cultures and high-performing teams. But we’re not. And that’s exactly why this week on A New Direction, I’m bringing on […]
Leader is Not a Title
The Leader as a Coach? What if leadership isn’t about titles, positions, or authority? In his groundbreaking book “Leader Is Not a Title”, David W. Anderson challenges conventional thinking about leadership. He argues that a true leader is a coach and is defined by her or his actions, mindset, and influence, not a title or […]
Be the Leader Who Makes A Difference – William Attaway
There is leadership and then there is the leader. Being a leader seems to be something that many want to do, but few understand what it takes to lead and lead well. Being a leader is not a title. In fact a great leader probably doesn’t have a title, because she or he leads from […]
Leading in a Crisis – Major General John Gronski (ret’d)
We have all been through and continue to go through crisis. For the last two plus years we have been dealing with the pandemic. We have seen businesses crumble, people scatter, emotions rising. The truth is leading in a crisis is not easy. Now we have Russia invading and starting an unprovoked war with the […]
Leading in Crisis: Leaders in Lockdown – Atholl Duncan
Let’s be honest the real test of a leader is how are they leading in a crisis. And there has been no greater crisis in most of our lifetimes then dealing with our world and Covid-19. If you are an aspiring leader, or perhaps a current leader and you are questioning your ability to lead, […]