FROM GREG’S DESK
Because your real job is change.
Leadership, Choice, Personal Power, and 'Small' Moments
We all choose.
We choose to declare ourselves or not. To fall in line or to step out of line. To put ourselves ‘out there’ or not. To recognize and reinforce someone else’s effort and risk, or to maintain silence. To support what we believe by what we do. To seize and expand a moment created by another. Great leaders (and great followers) maintain a vigilance about such choices.
A Jazz Respite from the Zeitgeist
Once again, I had the chance to attend Cape May’s now semi-annual jazz festival. This one proved smaller than many, and yet it still offered a wide range of high-quality music (can you say ‘Grammy-winning artists’?)…
A Personal Offering Concerning Self-Respect & Forgiveness, Easter
We approach another Easter. I wish you the blessings of the day and the season.
Like last year, I take the occasion to offer a seasonal thought.
Jimmy Carter & Risky Acts of Decency
Jimmy Carter died. You most likely heard. Here’s a story about Jimmy Carter that I wager you haven’t heard.
I was a recent guest on The Stakeholder Podcast….
Ed Freeman invited me to The Stakeholder Podcast to discuss leadership and the recent U.S. election. The conversation is broad in scope and offers new perspectives on leadership and what we expect from our leaders.
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When leaders and their organizations face challenges, there's a lot at stake… The “hard stuff” is often the “soft stuff”— like building and maintaining strong working relationships among leaders and their people. Challenging times place special demands on organizations and everyone in them. Through this blog, I will share insights and lessons from my research and field experience on the perspective, skills, and support you need to handle those demands.