Inspiration

Even The CEO Needs A Personal Brand

Organizations continue to works towards flatter and self-managed systems where each individual is a self-actualized person. But for some reason, some known and some unknown the persona of the CEO continues to maintain a certain power. People hold the CEO to a super-human standard.

As people, we place high expectations on roles and the CEO is no exception.

Unfortunately, this makes the CEO positions susceptible to fear.  Fear can be perceived as weaknesses by others so, in response, many leaders hold on to the mantra of, “Don’t admit to it. Don’t dwell on it. I am the boss and everyone relies on me.”

Qualities That Identify a Leader

Leadership qualities go beyond simply having followers or giving orders.  If you are a leader of a ten-person team and only two of them follow you, you are not leading. Influence is a key marker of a leader. How do you recognize a leader? It’s not by their prominence....

Lead From Within

A company is stronger if it is bound by love rather than fear. Herb Kelleher The passing this week of Herb Kelleher—the man who filled the skies with flying hearts—made me reflect on compassion and the way we treat ourselves and each other. At the beginning of each...