An Enlightened, Caring, and Dedicated Leader
Amber Parsons is the fifth-generation owner of Harwood Gold, which dates back to the late 1800s as a maple [...]
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Still More Leadership Lessons from a Bus Driver
This fall I wrote two short articles about a bus driver and the positive influence he had on a great many [...]
A Conversation with a Servant Leader
by John Keyser I am jazzed about a conversation I had with the president of a large, successful [...]
Handling Negative Energy Well
by John Keyser I recently read a paper about being exposed to negative energy and how to cleanse oneself of [...]
Letting Our People Know They Are Valued
Last week, I wrote about a “stay” interview, which involves proactively asking our good people what they [...]
We vs. They
A “we vs. they” dynamic exists in most companies. It’s the field vs. home office, middle [...]
How to Handle a Difficult Person
While we all want to be easy to work with, we will encounter people who are not. This is a challenge, and it [...]
Be a Source of Positive Energy, and Only Positive Energy!
Positive energy leads to success; negative energy is a cancer that leads to excuses, rationalization, and [...]
Common Sense Leadership: Cultivating a Helpful Attitude
This week, in our series about Common Sense Leadership, we'll discuss how attitude is everything. Over [...]
Common Sense Leadership: Asking Purposeful Questions
This paper continues the series about Common Sense Leadership, which began a few weeks ago. We began [...]