https://videopress.com/v/DZXaBUfD?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The Truth Behind the Fiction: Where Stories Are Born Many readers have asked the burning question: "Is The Summit Within based on a true story?" Here's the fascinating answer: While the novel itself is fiction, it is filled with profound truth. The Summit Within may be fictional, but readers will discover it is true... Continue Reading →
Now That’s a Great Question – Free Book!
What do you think makes a great question? Do you know how to multiply others ideas rather than diminish them? How do you develop leaders and not just followers? My friend, Bob Tiede (@bobtiede) is celebrating seven years of blogging at Leading With Questions. He has found that a key factor in effective leadership involves... Continue Reading →
The Servant-Leader
I just finished reading The Case for Servant Leadership by Kent Keith for my M.A in Global Leadership class. I enjoyed the chapter on key practices of Servant-Leaders. He lists self-awareness, listening, changing the power pyramid, developing people, coaching-not controlling, unleashing the energy and intelligence of others (empowerment) and foresight. In the section on coaching-not... Continue Reading →
Asking Questions versus Telling Answers
It was a simple question, but six months later the words still formed how the young leader processed life. On a walk with my son, he related that he was still processing a question I asked him six months earlier. Note to self: Questions impact more than telling. Sometimes I want to be the knowledge... Continue Reading →
Make Your Thoughts Visible
Someone brilliantly remarked, "A fool with a pencil is smarter than a genius without one." I was reminded of the importance of capturing ideas during a lunchtime conversation with a high level executive of a leading car manufacturer. During our coaching time, he confided that several years earlier he had a genius solution to a... Continue Reading →
