The definition of leadership continues to expand in complexity and focus. This paper examines the need to expand leadership essentials to include systems analysis and environmental scanning. When the “born […]
We all know the advice of creatively changing lemons into lemonade. However, a story about lemon juice offers us another valuable lesson. This story begins with a man robbing two banks in one day without […]
Our response to the COVID-19 pandemic must be more than a dualistic choice between preventing infection or “opening up” to save the economy. Simple, obvious responses lead to greater failure rather […]
While HR creates, implements and monitors people, processes and culture, HR frequently fails to win support from decision-makers. I know my proposals were often rejected or deferred. I felt stymied since […]
People, Process and Priorities THE STUDY OF LEADERSHIP traditionally starts by focusing on the leader’s personal awareness of themselves and their style in interacting with others. From first line to […]
By Dr. Mary Lippitt, Author of Situational Mindsets The movie Hidden Figures introduced us to Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who were ‘human computers’ at NASA. The film […]
We have a choice. We can target what is going wrong in our organization or what is going right. Many leaders concentrate on fixing problems, assuming that only minor tweaks […]
I am not a golfer, but I know that Tiger Woods started playing the game as a toddler with his father as his coach. Malcolm Gladwell capturedhis career in his […]
Is seeing believing? It should not be. Our perceptions can be superficial and incomplete. Car accident witnesses describe the same event differently. Architects, security personnel and employees see the same office, but what […]