I wanted to share with you a guest post that I wrote for Jesse Lyn Stoner’s website. Jesse Lyn Stoner is the author of the book “Full Steam Ahead. Unleash the Power of Vision in Your Work and Your Life.” It is without a doubt the best book on creating vision in organizations. I was honored when she asked me to write a post that went into more detail regarding the tactics of my Ultimate Personal Success Plan. The article turned out great and I am happy that it has received a lot of attention, as well as conversation on the post and social media channels. I know you will find it valuable to achieving your goals. Please take a moment to share your thoughts on the article over at Jesse’s site.
Four Strategies to Make Your Vision a Reality
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Leadership Gold Nuggets From Around The World – Part 19 – 27 of 27
April 9, 2012 by
This is the last of a multi-part article meant to share some of the tidbits of wisdom from the 2012 International Leadership Blogathon.
Article 19 – Debbe Kennedy from The USA
Leadership by Example: How to Ignite this Quality in Your Life and Work
“…it is clear that our notions about leadership are being turned upside down, questioned, revitalized and changed before our eyes.”
“The reflection of our faces in the mirror of the world is a reminder that the future, collectively, rests in our hands.”
“We are here at this time for a purpose – and it is hard to deny that we are the ones who will create the next chapter in history.”
“Leadership is as local as any of us sitting at our desks …and as global, …and far-reaching as time, distance, and technology can take us. In an instant, it stretches across cultures and many dimensions of difference.”
“Leadership by example is perhaps our most powerful tool in putting what we are learning here from one another into action.”
“May your life be the reflection of your leadership message.”
Article 20 – Don Mercer from The USA
Followership: the Corollary to Leadership
“In a team environment high performing followers are every bit as important as good leadership…”
“Great leaders will not guarantee an optimal organization, but great followers will come close.”
“We need to go beyond the standard answer of training in the actual job and move to a view of followership education just as we have done in leadership education.”
“Every organization has a culture–a personality–and multiple sub-cultures which can promote or hinder the organization’s mission.”
“The best leaders craft the details of the organization’s culture in a variety of ways from funny to quirky to serious.”
“…the wise leader should put a rock-solid cultural foundation under the details.”
The 7 principles that make up the Followership Culture are: Instant Response, Initiative, Imagination, Integrity, Inquire, Inform, Involve.”
“…great leaders know that they must go to the locations where the followers are doing their work.”
” If you educate followers to be great followers, your organization will perform at a higher level and great leaders will emerge.”
Article 21- Ronny Snel from The Netherlands
Leadership Productivity Through Improved Energy
“Many leaders fail to do one of the most important things that could help their productivity, and that is to make their health and specifically, exercise, a priority.”
“. Exercise gives you the opportunity to relax, clear your mind, and it improves your energy levels so you can get more done.”
“Exercise is a win-win situation for your business and personal life; that every leader should take seriously.”
“By exercising and eating healthy you will feel energetic; and this energy will transfer to your staff, employees, friends, and family.”
Article 22 – Glenn Wallis from The U.K.
Leaders: Know Thy Self
“ou may be technically excellent. You may be a great presenter. You may have incredibly high standards, but if you are unable to lead and develop yourself, it is unlikely that these important but somewhat peripheral strengths will be enough to become a sustainably great leader.”
“Being honest about where you are now, and clear about the human being you wish to evolve to become, is time incredibly well invested.”
“…the closer that your current self-image is to your ideal self, the higher your self-esteem will be.”
“Once you have decided what sort of person you want to be and you have committed to working towards that, you can begin to craft what sort of leader you want to become.”
Article 23 – Rahul Meta from India
Be a “Karma Yogi”- The Leadership of Thoughts and Action
“Leadership is encompassing, endearing and all pervasive to the man kind.”
Leadership is about being detached, yet being in control of the inner senses, and “thoughts.”
“People tend to forget about what they love to do and just focus on bottom lines, sales targets and the like and in that process they forget about the road they travel to their goals. Savoring the journey is more important than the relishing the time to reach the destination.”
“The process of turning back to your inner thoughts and yourself to find your true calling evokes the thought leadership process.”
“If a leader is afraid of failing, he/she has already failed.”
“Leaders believe and believe strongly in their paths and if they ‘fail’ – the failure is just an outcome. To be true to themselves and to the people they lead, learning to be not to be afraid of ‘failing’ is a must.”
“Leadership draws on the ability to be compassionate and have a superior sense of empathy.”
“Loyalty and motivation are not rationally defined, but emotionally governed and people can sense selflessness, truthfulness and a great vision which rallies them to follow their leaders to the ends of the earth and beyond.”
“…leaders should work to be a Karma Yogi. Action leadership combined with thought leadership is karma yogi.”
Article 24 – Richard Andrews from The U.K.
Really Useful Things Leaders Can Do In A Recession
“As Leaders, whether in business, in not-for-profits, or in public service; we are constantly looking for that key competitive advantage, that unique something that will set us apart from the competition and will result in us making it to the chequered flag before everyone else.”
“No improvement journey can be successful if there’s no focus on people so people have to be the starting point!”
“In most organizations, it’s not the skill set that causes problems, it’s the attitudes, the commitment and the ability to collaborate with trust and creativity.”
“Those managers and leaders who maintain a focus on their processes will know: if you’ve been running with the same process for 18 months or so, the chances are that there are some valuable gains to be made!”
“Innovation sometimes comes in a flash of inspiration. But usually it comes from hard work and collaborative exploration.”
“Recession certainly doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do, but it can offer us an opportunity to focus on getting people, products, and processes in great condition…”
Article 25 – Arohanui-Grace from New Zealand
Who is a Leader?
“…that whilst the pace of change has increased exponentially, the world in which we humans live has always been complex to a greater or lesser degree. Really, all that has changed is that some of us now see it from a different perspective.”
“…the benefit of systems thinking is not so much in any practical organisational application, but more in giving us a lens though which we can view who we are, and where we fit in the complex world in which we live and work. “
“Being and not doing is to me, the real power of systems thinking and is also the ‘who’ of leadership.”
Article 26 – John Thurlbeck from The The U.K.
Leadership …In An Unstable World!
“Leadership is a state of being. It is the human factor that people – peers, staff and colleagues in your organization and outside of it – will respond to most positively, especially when times are both challenging and stressful!”
{Note by Todd Nielsen] In this article John beatufully illustrates and proposes the questions below on examining our own leadership effectiveness. Click the link above to read the full article.
- I Connect Leadership and Vision
- I Am Visible, Approachable and Adaptive
- I Promote Our Organization’s Image and Reputation
- I Demonstrate the Impact of Our Work
- I Invest In My People
- I Constantly Scan Both Internal and External Environments
- I Keep Learning
Article 27 – Becky Robinson from The USA
Why Social Media is Important for Leaders
“Some leaders in the real world may feel they’re too busy to engage with people online. While that may be true, I believe that they are missing the opportunity to extend their reach exponentially through making connections and adding value online.”
“If you want to make a difference, why not make a bigger difference? If you have knowledge to share, why not share it with as many people as possible? If you want to add value for some, why not add value for many?”
“I believe that in not-too-distant future, leaders who choose not to engage online will diminish their perceived influence, and perhaps, their ability to achieve their goals as leaders. Such leaders will be faced with a choice: share online or face obsolescence.”
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Each of these writers would love to hear your comments and connect with you. You can do so on each of the pages above. Please share below any additional nuggets of wisdom that I might have overlooked.
Lastly – THANK YOU to all the writers who were willing to share their wisdom, and for all the readers that continually were fed with a leadership feast.
Leadership Gold Nuggets From Around The World – Part 13 – 18 of 27
April 5, 2012 by
We continue on today with more tidbits of wisdom from each of the articles in the 2012 International Leadership Blogathon. This is meant to allow you quickly read some of the best parts.
As always though, reading the whole articles are is the best way to enhance your learning of leadership from the blogathon.
Article 13 – Sandro Da Silva from The Netherlands
Leadership: Do You Practice What You Preach?
“…influence is crucial in gaining your team’s willingness to coordinate their efforts towards organizational goals.”
“These days, your team has read the same books you’ve read (or even more!). Information has become more accessible, and workers more independent and emancipated. They know the “tricks” and don’t fall for them anymore.”
“Core Values are, in our ever changing and demanding times, a constant which you can use to guide you in your behavior, your choices and your decisions.”
“Core Values are the laws that rule every employee in the company, from the receptionist to the C-level executive…”
“Core Values are not something you set and achieve, they are something you practice.”
Article 14 – David Hain from The U.K.
Lessons on Leadership and Life from a Football Match
{Comment by Todd Nielsen} This is a great, heartfelt article that deserves a full read to take in the lessons. David wrote about 7 lessons about life and leadership. Click the link above to read the full article. It is worth the time. The lessons are:
- When you win, do it with class
- You can lose, and still win
- The team is the most powerful vehicle that we have as human beings
- We all need role models
- Moments of small, quiet heroism happen all the time
- It won’t take the recession to end to give people back their pride
- Disaster, like triumph, is an opportunity if we chose to see it that way
Article 15 – Kamal Hassan from The United Arab Emirates
Leading from the Driver’s Seat
“…it can be helpful to learn from the past, but this should not be the extent of an organization’s learning and planning efforts.”
“As the organizational leader, you are in the driver’s seat. You can think of everyone else in the organization as the vehicle that gets you there, but without your direction they won’t know where to go, how fast or when to change course.”
” …it is only by looking forward, sometimes far ahead, will they see not only obstacles but also opportunities that can lead to new value creation and innovation.”
“This ability to look forward and see opportunities is the process of strategic foresight.”
“Strategic foresight helps you identify the global drivers and industry trends that are driving change, as well as how customer behavior is changing.”
Article 16 – Sharon Malouf from The USA
Leadership Around the World Using Positive Power and Influence
“A leader needs to do two things: build or maintain relationships, and get things done.”
“Positive influence is about being genuine and authentic which builds trust, hence relationships.”
“…trust is built when [a] leader is consistent and therefore reliable.”
“…with each ascending role …internal relationships are critical in order to get things done.”
“Understanding that each person is a unique personality requires you to be flexible in your use of appropriate influence styles, which is critical to your success in building solid relationships.”
“Leaders have to stop focusing entirely on their own agenda and understand what matters to their direct reports regardless of culture.”
Article 17 – Kai Roer from Norway
Reflection as a Leaders Tool
“There are not many …that call themselves a leader, who do not agree that we need to focus more on retrospection and reflection.”
{Comment by Todd Nielsen} – Kai’s article is another in which the parts make more sense when read as a whole. He wonderfully talks about 3 aspects of reflection. Something that all leaders should do to improve their lives and companies. These aspects are: Time, Topic, & Impact. I highly recommend you click the link above and read the article in its entirety.
“By relearning how to use your reflecting skills as a tool in your leaders toolbox, you can increase your ability to see possible challenges early, and seek alternative solutions before you are forced into a corner.”
Article 18 – Dave Bradley from The U.K.
Leadership is About Achieving Results (Which are Beyond the Ordinary!)
“Leadership is about outcomes, not behaviors.”
“Leadership is a system that enables an organisation to achieve results beyond the ordinary.”
“Good managers are not necessarily going to be leaders.”
“Leadership should not be confused with Headship.”
“Leaders will have an unequivocal source of inspiration that underpins their actions.”
“Leaders have clarity of purpose that drives them to find ways of achieving results that are out of the ordinary.”
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Each of these writers would love to hear your comments and connect with you. You can do so on each of the pages above. Please share below any additional nuggets of wisdom that I might have overlooked.
Leadership Gold Nuggets From Around The World – Part 7 – 12 of 27
April 4, 2012 by
This is the second of a multi-part article on the wisdom and insights gained from the 2012 International Leadership Blogathon. The first part is located here: Leadership Gold Nuggets From Around The World – Parts 1 – 6 of 27
The blogathon brought many great minds together. And while this summary does not do justice to the complete articles, it provides a glimpse into the great collection of international leadership insights. Let’s continue with the gold nuggets.
Article 7 – John Wenger from New Zealand
Leaders Hold The Power to Engage
“People want to spend eight hours of their day deriving some kind of meaning and genuine satisfaction from their work. They want to enjoy their relationships with others and be part of a workplace culture that values connection. They also want opportunities to learn and grow; not just technical expertise that enables them to be better at their jobs, but also learning experiences that enhance their lives.”
“The time has come for us to look at our world through a systems thinking lens.”
“To take a systems thinking perspective means we stop looking at phenomena through a narrow zoom lens, but we use the wide-angle lens and take account of the many factors that influence engagement at work.”
“There are ways to generate greater engagement and it is not simply by raising salaries: it is by investing in developing leaders.”
“…employment is not simply a transaction.”
“…in order to ensure that recruitment and retention strategies have any chance of success, they must sit alongside action on leader development.”
“Leadership emerges when leaders at all levels of organisations provide a compelling story and vision that is worth signing up to.”
“…integrity comes about when people see managers and leaders act consistently and line with a clear set of values.”
Article 8 – Kimberly Bordonero from the USA
The Leadership Brand: How to Discover Your Personal Brand Persona
{Comment by Todd Nielsen} – Kimberly’s article was the most read article of the blogathon at the time this article was published. She identified 12 personal branding archetypes for leaders. The article is best read in its entirety. Click the link above to read the full story. Below are a few more tidbits of wisdom from her article.
“As a leader in your field, it’s particularly important to create an authentic personal brand.”
“…the need to define and differentiate your personal brand, knows no international boundaries.”
Article 9 -Oscar Capote Agudo from Spain
The People Will All Say, “We did this ourselves!”
“Leadership is the process of defining a vision and then guiding and inspiring others to reach that vision.”
“We, as humans, do not change simply from gaining information, people change because they support and trust their leaders.”
“To get the best results from your team or from a group of people, a leader has to care about excellence.”
“To deliver the highest quality results, a leader has to set high standards and live up to them.”
“Leaders, establish direction, align people and motivate and inspire people to complete the vision despite any obstacles they may face along the way.”
Article 10 – Paul S. Allen from New Zealand
Leadership: It is not about you! Get over it.
“Leadership is not just a title; and a leadership title, does not necessarily make someone a leader.”
“What a leader needs to remember is that they are not the most important person in the organisation.”
“A great leader is more concerned with the vision and cause of the organisation than their own position.”
“A great leader does not want or need people to think like them, but rather to be able to freely think for themselves.”
“Failure to train, empower, and trust up-and-coming leaders within the organisation will ultimately lead to the failure of it to set or achieve long term societal changing goals.”
“The role of the leader is to see that it happens. When the leader forgets about the cause to focus on the position then it is like a ship out of control heading for danger.”
“For the leader to be so engrossed in their own stature and direction that they forget to listen to and trust subordinates is a disaster waiting to happen.”
“For there to be great decisions made, great debate must take place.”
Article 11 – Janne Ohtonen from Finland
Achieving Success with Personal Leadership
“The world is full of recipes for success, but many times we forget that success comes from within ourselves…”
Questions that Janne proposes you ask on your journey to personal success:
- Am I sure that those I love, feel loved by me?
- Do I feel grateful every day for having whatever I have or get today?
- Have I done my best to avoid unkind acts and words?
- What can I do today to make the world better place?
- Have I helped anyone less fortunate?
- Have I done and reviewed my personal success plan?
- What worthwhile I have yet to accomplish?
- What wonderful memories do I have?
- Does my integrity hold as well in public as in privacy?
“When you have the right attitude, you focus on the right things, obstacles are there to overcome, you feel better, and work more efficiently.”
Article 12 – Amy Beth Miller from the USA
5 Ways Leaders Botch Communication – Without Saying a Word
“Leaders who focus only on what they say to employees—through speeches and written words—overlook one of the most powerful ways they communicate: their actions.”
“To be a trusted, respected and effective leader, pay as much attention to what you aren’t saying as you do to your speeches and memos.”
The 5 Communication Mistakes that Leaders Make:
- Failing to communicate.
- Blindsiding employees with change.
- Sending them on goose chases.
- Ignoring what employees say.
- Failing to keep commitments.
{Comment by Todd Nielsen} – This was one of the most popular articles of the blogathon and is worth reading in its entirety. Click the link above to read the full article.
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Each of these writers would love to hear your comments and connect with you. You can do so on each of the pages above. Please share below any additional nuggets of wisdom that I might have overlooked.
Leadership Gold Nuggets From Around The World – Parts 1 – 6 of 27
April 2, 2012 by
The success of the International Leadership Blogathon that I put on in March of 2012 went way beyond my expectations. I could not have predicted so many gold nuggets of wisdom that would inspire me. I not only learned a lot, but I made what I expect to be great friendships for years to come.
Even if you read all the articles, it can be easy to forget or overlook these gold nuggets, so below I have written some of these insights so that you can see all the collective wisdom together. This will be a multi-part article as there are a lot of great quotes and lessons of leadership. Lets begin…
Article 1 – Andy Phillips from Columbia
Does Your Leadership Style Need To Change When Leading Internationally?
“While there is considerable overlap in what different geographic cultures regard as good leadership, when leading internationally you need to verify that your leadership style fits the cultural expectations of those you are leading.”
“American culture is generally very future orientated, while in other cultures like in the Middle East, the past has greater resonance. For leaders this is a key question, as a vision that resonates with past glories will have greater traction with a past-orientated culture.”
“Failing to understand the accepted culture can create difficulties for you as a leader. Some cultures do not discriminate between hierarchy – no special parking places, no separate lunch facilities.”
“Many cultures are not comfortable with western-style individualism and the team can actively or passively undermine initiatives that do not prioritize the team.”
“99% of all cultural clashes can be resolved through discussion. Be open, observe, discuss and adapt your leadership style to the culture you are working in.”
Article 2 – David Lapin from the USA / Canada /South Africa
Leadership Re-Imagined – Why the lessons of the Past Are Not Enough!
“The traditional barriers to entry in nearly every industry have fallen. Even brilliantly innovative ideas, products, and services – no longer secure a company’s competitive advantage.”
“The new competitive edge is neither a product nor a service; it is the people who make them.”
“While innovations can be replicated …innovators cannot.”
“…most of the people in your organization are capable, in some way or another, of furthering the organization’s objectives by influencing the behavior of others. The majority of your employees then, should be developed and managed as if they were leaders.”
“Appreciating the ratio of leaders to employees in your company is key to its growth.”
“Today’s leaders manage in paradox and for this they need agility, tenacity and unwavering values.”
“Great leaders won’t cut it any more. We need great human beings in leadership positions.”
“We need to grow people’s characters not just their competencies and help them achieve results by using their personal stature more than their positional status.”
“Your leadership development architecture should be as innovative as your product development and indigenous to your own culture. It should focus on character not on competencies; it is only through growing leadership character that you build leadership prowess.”
Article 3 – Hans Balmaekers from The Netherlands
Leaders in Beta: Testing What Works
“Due to the complex challenges we face in the world right now, leaders would benefit tremendously by embracing a ‘beta mindset’ by not only having a clear, long-term vision of where they want to go, but also being able to adapt quickly, by continually collaborating with those that are affected by their leadership.”
“Leaders in beta is a mixture of ambition with humility. For the leader, it requires the understanding that it is ok not to know everything.”
“There’s an urgent need for a complete re-design of society, of the economy, institutions and communities, to better serve the common good. This challenge needs inclusive and collaborative leaders, ambitious, and humble enough to see their main task to test what does work and what does not, on our way to a better future.”
“As we follow those other leaders, it’s our responsibility to provide feedback whilst following their leadership.”
“It’s the species most adaptable to change that survive, and the leaders living the beta mindset that thrive.”
Article 4 – Kimunya Mugo from Kenya
Lessons of Leadership & Culture From Kenya
{Comment by Todd Nielsen } -This article contains a wonderful story about Kimunya’s 6 year old daughter. It teaches about the need to nurture business cultures with care and patience, just as we would nurture and care for the culture of our family. Click the link above to read the full story. Below are a few more tidbits of leadership wisdom from his article.
“As we have developed the culture of our family, so the culture of organizations needs to be developed.”
“A primary function of leadership is to develop culture.”
“For the right culture to emerge, deliberate and careful nurturing is required.”
Article 5 – Colleen Jolly from the USA / UK
Belief: The Underpants Gnomes Method of Leadership
“The primary function of a leader in any organization is to believe.”
“A leader is someone who must carry the torch in the darkness and light the path towards the desired end goal.”
“Leaders inspire their people, their countries and their organizations to do impossible things for extraordinary results, but they do not always have the details of how exactly those results are going to be achieved.”
“…true leadership is not about process, it is about belief.”
“Leadership is creating a big hairy audacious goal and inspiring the people around you to believe in that goal …and more importantly in their ability to achieve it and make the impossible, possible.”
“If you truly believe in your idea, hold on to it and you will find a way to realize those dreams while inspiring everyone else around you.”
Article 6 – Lora Crestan from Canada
Leaders …Let Go!
“…as a leader our job is to separate out what we do and what others can do for us …or with us.”
“Letting go is hard. Letting go takes courage. Letting go means planning and following up. “
“The fact is, in order to let go, you need to have the instructions, the explanations, and the planning come out of your head and into someone else’s. “
“Letting go and empowering others will give you a sense of release and build morale on your team.”
“Leaders surround themselves with smart people who often have the skills and expertise they may lack.
“Smart Leaders use the talent of letting go to function at full capacity.”
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Each of these writers would love to hear your comments and connect with you. You can do so on each of the pages above. Please share below any additional nuggets of wisdom that I might have overlooked.
The International Leadership Blogathon – A Month In Review
March 31, 2012 by
For those of you that missed a few articles on the 2012 International Leadership Blogathon, here is a recap of all the articles.
I highly recommend you click through these and read the leadership insight collected here from around the world.
Article 1 – Andy Phillips from Columbia
Does Your Leadership Style Need To Change When Leading Internationally?
Article 2 – David Lapin from the USA / Canada /South Africa
Leadership Re-Imagined – Why the lessons of the Past Are Not Enough!
Article 3 – Hans Balmaekers from The Netherlands
Leaders in Beta: Testing What Works
Article 4 – Kimunya Mugo from Kenya
Lessons of Leadership & Culture From Kenya
Article 5 – Colleen Jolly from the USA / UK
Belief: The Underpants Gnomes Method of Leadership
Article 6 – Lora Crestan from Canada
Leaders …Let Go!
Article 7 – John Wenger from New Zealand
Leaders Hold The Power to Engage
Article 8 – Kimberly Bordonero from the USA
The Leadership Brand: How to Discover Your Personal Brand Persona
Article 9 -Oscar Capote Agudo from Spain
The People Will All Say, “We did this ourselves!”
Article 10 – Paul S. Allen from New Zealand
Leadership: It is not about you! Get over it.
Article 11 – Janne Ohtonen from Finland
Achieving Success with Personal Leadership
Article 12 – Amy Beth Miller from the USA
5 Ways Leaders Botch Communication – Without Saying a Word
Article 13 – Sandro Da Silva from Te Netherlands
Leadership: Do You Practice What You Preach?
Article 14 – David Hain from The U.K.
Lessons on Leadership and Life from a Football Match
Article 15 – Kamal Hassan from The United Arab Emirates
Leading from the Driver’s Seat
Article 16 – Sharon Malouf from The USA
Leadership Around the World Using Positive Power and Influence
Article 17 – Kai Roer from Norway
Reflection as a Leaders Tool
Article 18 – Dave Bradley from The U.K.
Leadership is About Achieving Results (Which are Beyond the Ordinary!)
Article 19 – Debbe Kennedy from The USA
Leadership by Example: How to Ignite this Quality in Your Life and Work
Article 20 – Don Mercer from The USA
Followership: the Corollary to Leadership
Article 21- Ronny Snel from The Netherlands
Leadership Productivity Through Improved Energy
Article 22 – Glenn Wallis from The U.K.
Leaders: Know Thy Self
Article 23 – Rahul Meta from India
Be a “Karma Yogi”- The Leadership of Thoughts and Action
Article 24 – Richard Andrews from The U.K.
Really Useful Things Leaders Can Do In A Recession
Article 25 – Arohanui-Grace from New Zealand
Who is a Leader?
Article 26 – John Thurlbeck from The The U.K.
Leadership …In An Unstable World!
Article 27 – Becky Robinson from The USA
Why Social Media is Important for Leaders
Each of these writers would love to hear your comments and connect with you. You can do so on each of the pages above. Stay tuned for second annual International Leadership Blogathon in 2013!
International Leadership Blogathon – Day 15 Recap
March 14, 2012 by
Since March 1st, I have had the privilege of having some of the very finest leadership experts from around the world, write guest posts on A Slice of Leadership as part of the International Leadership Blogathon. I been inspired, uplifted, and filled with ideas and thoughts that have opened my eyes to a greater understanding of leadership, additionally I have made some friendships that I expect will last a lifetime.
Here is a recap of the articles. I highly recommend you click through these and read the leadership insight collected here from around the world. Tomorrow we will start fresh again with more experts for the remaining days in March. Please come back each day for more international leadership wisdom.
Day 1 – Andy Phillips from Columbia
Does Your Leadership Style Need To Change When Leading Internationally?
Day 2 – David Lapin from the USA / Canada /South Africa
Leadership Re-Imagined – Why the lessons of the Past Are Not Enough!
Day 3 – Hans Balmaekers from The Netherlands
Leaders in Beta: Testing What Works
Day 4 – Kimunya Mugo from Kenya
Lessons of Leadership & Culture From Kenya
Day 5 – Colleen Jolly from the USA / UK
Belief: The Underpants Gnomes Method of Leadership
Day 6 – Lora Crestan from Canada
Leaders …Let Go!
Day 7 – John Wenger from New Zealand
Leaders Hold The Power to Engage
Day 8 – Kimberly Bordonero from the USA
The Leadership Brand: How to Discover Your Personal Brand Persona
Day 9 -Oscar Capote Agudo from Spain
The People Will All Say, “We did this ourselves!”
Day 10 – Paul S. Allen from New Zealand
Leadership: It is not about you! Get over it.
Day 11 – Janne Othonen from Finland
Achieving Success with Personal Leadership
Day 12 – Amy Beth Miller from the USA
5 Ways Leaders Botch Communication – Without Saying a Word
Day 13 – Sandro Da Silva from Te Netherlands
Leadership: Do You Practice What You Preach?
Day 14 – David Hain from The U.K.
Lessons on Leadership and Life from a Football Match
I know each of these writers would love to hear your comments and connect with you. You can do so on each of the pages above.
