If you are familiar with SLII®, our company’s leadership program for powering inspiring leaders, you know that effective SLII® leaders are highly skilled in the two primary areas of leadership behavior: Directive and Supportive. We define Directive leadership behaviors as “actions that shape and control what, how, and when things are done” and Supportive leadership […]
SLII®: Powering Inspired Leaders
One of the things we’ve learned in recent weeks is that when change disrupts business as usual, effective leadership is more important than ever. Businesses today must be nimble and responsive, able to apply creative solutions to unprecedented problems. But an organization can only be as agile and innovative as the people who lead it. […]
Let’s Celebrate Love
I love the month of February because on Valentine’s Day, we officially celebrate love. A few years ago, my colleague Michele Jansen sent me a wonderful thing. A group of professional people posed the question “What does love mean?” to a group of children. The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone would […]
Servant Leadership in the Midst of Tragedy
Several members from our church, including a friend of mine, recently traveled to the Holy Land. Before they left, my friend received well wishes from his friend, a rabbi at Chabad of Poway synagogue. “He gave us special blessings for a safe journey. Many people worried about our safety while we were in Israel and […]
Creating Leadership Ripples
For good or bad, our behavior as leaders ripples throughout an organization. Examples of bad leadership behavior negatively affecting organizations are all too easy to cite. In the early 2000s, the criminal behavior of Enron executives caused thousands of employees to lose their jobs and led to the dissolution of Arthur Andersen, one of the […]
Be an Agile Leader
In business today, there’s a growing trend toward agile leadership: a focus on fast decision making, short-term goals, and the empowerment of individuals. What began as a leadership approach confined to IT departments—business units that must respond quickly to rapidly changing technology—has become a way of life for leaders generally. Today, it’s not just IT […]
The Unforgettable Herb Kelleher
Last Thursday, we lost probably the finest corporate leader I have known in my leadership development career: Herb Kelleher, cofounder and longtime CEO and president of Southwest Airlines. Not only was Herb the visionary who created the model for a low-fare, customer-first airline, he believed every executive is only as good as his or her people. […]
What’s Your Leadership Point of View?
Margie and I recently spent a wonderful weekend teaching our “Determining Your Leadership Point of View” class at the University of San Diego. It’s part of the Master of Science in Executive Leadership (MSEL) degree program offered by USD in partnership with our company. I often start off training sessions with managers by asking: “How […]
Now More Than Ever: A Leadership Vision for America
Several years ago, I was struck by how many people were expressing disappointment with what was going on in Washington. No matter which side of the political fence they were on, people agreed that special interests and partisan gridlock were hurting our nation’s ability to govern itself. It occurred to me that four leadership secrets I’d […]
Vulnerability in Leadership: A Good Thing or a Bad Thing?
Every day, one of my friends sends me a quote from a little book called Live and Learn and Pass It On, edited by H. Jackson Brown. Here is one I particularly enjoy: “I’ve learned that everything I truly value has been gained by vulnerability on my part. It is the secret to life.” (Anonymous, […]
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