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Share the Lead to Share the Load

We are watching a fascinating leadership transformation in the Middle East. A dozen countries are experiencing political turmoil as protesters have flooded the streets, wanting their voices to be heard. Interestingly, they are not following a high-profile personality or even a named leader. One news report offered the term “crowd-led.” These crowds, or movements, don’t […]

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Stop it!

Finish this sentence: Too often, the good is the enemy of the _____. It’s exciting to be around leaders who are creative, innovative and productive. One of the downsides, though, is that these types of leaders are creative, innovative and productive. They are always generating more stuff. Not all this stuff is valuable. In fact, […]

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Video: Ultimate Servant Leadership

We hear so much about leadership today. Transactional leadership, transformational leadership, servant leadership, even self-sacrificial leadership. Ultimate servant leadership occurs when a leader lays down his or her life for someone else. This anime video highlights the suffering Servant who launched a worldwide movement 2,000 years ago which has withstood constant persecution, has penetrated nearly […]