One of my favorite magazines (not Time, by the way) had an article the other day which started some thoughts flowing about the overall concept of leadership. Although the article never mentions the words “leadership”, the author, David Lewis, is an accomplished author and speaker who frequently lectures on the overall importance of leadership to […]
Category Archives: Leading Performance and Change
March
09
What’s in a Leadership Culture?
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
We have spent a great deal of time discussing important matters of personal leadership behavior, how to demonstrate it, who benefits, and why. This gives rise to wondering how many leaders committed to their art are practicing it in an atmosphere akin to the wilderness? Seriously, if you are alone on your team in having an interest in this […]
February
26
Competence vs. Character – The Army Dilemma
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
Recently, the top two generals in the United States Army, Chief of Staff Ray Odierno, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey, told the Associated Press that the Army has suffered from a loss of focus and a failure to balance character with competence ….Sometimes in the past we’ve overlooked character issues […]
February
07
How Much Are Style Points Worth?
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
Before you spit your morning beverage of choice out, have confidence that the answer to the title of this blog will be to your liking. I was struck by a recent post in Leadership Freak that discussed more than a few ways to be IR-relevant. It also recalled for me an item in Forbes from a […]
November
08
Leadership Lesson on Veterans Day
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
Veterans Day is an excellent opportunity to reflect on what the profession of arms in a democracy has given us over the past 200 years. The United States, for most of its history has been a country where the military has represented an opportunity to improve one’s life potential, whether through experiences, skills, or education. Among […]
Leading Performance and Change – “Whom Do I Lead? – Part III”
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
Having identified the “tangibles” of whom is led (self and others), the next category is more of a “what” is led. Besides the clearer human targets of subordinates, peers, bosses, teammates, leaders are at the front of the crowd with respect to leading the things that happen in an organization. For the purposes of this […]
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