I was asked by my son, who is a Junior at Syracuse University, what is the message of my site(s).
I did not know how to initially answer him.  Finally, the answer arrived.
My personal message is Optimism.
Optimism for individuals, families, communities, the nation and for the people of the world.
All of my messages are optimistic but […]

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I love the story Rich Karlgaard tells in the April 23, 2007 issue of Forbes. It actually is a story told to him by Nancy Ortberg who once was an emergency room nurse and went on to work under the great leader, Max De Pree, former CEO of Herman Miller. Late one night in the […]

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Summary: The next section in our fifteen-part series on the Foundations of Leadership is Strategic Thinking. Let’s take a look at what it is, how to do it, and some useful tools to implement Strategic Thinking at the personal, family, community, and corporate levels.
The process of strategic thinking allows us to analyze situations and problems […]

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Summary: In order to lead effectively, you must inspire and motivate your group. Let’s look at some actions that will do both - and move your organization forward.
Inspiration and motivation are musts for any leader. You can have perfect structures, awesome communication, and loads of emotional intelligence, but they aren’t worth much if your group […]

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Summary: In the following fifteen-part series, we’ll look at the Foundations of Leadership and how to implement them personally, in family situations, in your community, and at work. The first Foundation is Emotional Intelligence.
When we look at leadership and its history, some leaders emerge with charisma, strategy, and vision as hallmarks of their style. These […]

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Summary: One of the most important foundations of leadership is communication. Let’s go beyond the basic process and find out what makes communication at the leadership level so vital.
The rudiments of communication are well known: there’s a source, an encoding, and a decoding of a message. This seems rather simple, but faulty communication is one […]

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Summary: The final “top five” leadership foundation in our fifteen part series is Direction and Coaching. Let’s look at why these two are important, how they are related, and how you can put them into practice.
Providing direction and coaching to a team is an essential leadership activity. Although they are separate activities, coaching and direction […]

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Summary: Creating a culture of leadership is more than adding leadership training and naming the organiation a leadership organization. Here are a few ways to truly create a culture of leadership - and create a pool of talented leaders for your organization.
Many organizational managers assume that by adding leadership training or a leadership development program […]

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Summary: It’s not enough to create a culture of leadership and do nothing with the results. If you plan to develop leaders, you need to develop a leadership bench, or leadership pool. Here are some ways to create your leadership bench.
Creating a leadership bench takes the skill of a coach and the precision of an […]

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I have been thinking about how character plays into the success and failure of Leaders.  It is such a fundamental aspect of leadership that it has a tendency to overshadow many of the other essential tools that leaders need.
In developing a leader, I have concluded that the following needs to be done:

Find Right.  Find the […]

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