As a leader, you need to imbue your words, actions and stories with passion and authenticity. Emotional expressiveness is a matter of choice of words.
In my previous posts on values and ethics in business, I’ve shared some great suggestions from Giving Voice to Values: How to Speak Your Mind
In Giving Voice to Values: How to Speak Your Mind When You Know What’s Right (Yale University Press, 2010), management expert Mary C. Gentile, PhD,
It’s not that companies do a poor job of educating employees about corporate codes of ethics and values. Almost everyone signs an agreement to uphold
The stories we tell about our experiences shape who we are and who we are becoming, perhaps even more so than the experiences themselves. We
Do the current stories you tell yourself and others energize you? We tell different kinds of current stories related to five basic subjects: Work Family
I’ve been posting about purpose and mission. And sometimes it’s hard to define it and articulate it clearly for yourself. Let me ask you: Why
The way I see it, when a company’s mission statement is well written, it serves as a declaration of purpose, it serves to be inspiring.
The more I meet and speak with people working hard in organizations, the less I see a “9 to 5” mentality. Work is evolving in
To fully engage yourself and others, we need to ask what truly matters about work: Why are we in business? What difference do we want
Listening may be the most difficult skill to master when communicating effectively. But master it, we can! The non-verbal part of communicating is the most
How do you test your leadership insights? “Innovation is seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” ~ Dr. Albert, Szent-
An organization’s health is only as sound as its leader’s decisions. Some companies prosper from wise leadership directions, while others struggle after flawed choices—choices that
How a leader responds to adversity reveals how effective that leader truly is. Reactions to setbacks or crises not only test leadership character but define
