7 Principles for Developing Quality Leaders
This past weekend, I spent time with a handful of leaders who have joined The Cohort this year. The Cohort is a cluster of executive level leaders who meet with me monthly for one year in order to grow. These meetings are typically virtual (online), but over the weekend we meet face-to-face to kick-off the year. We had a grand
Please Say No
I recently finished doing some staff training with a great group of leaders who serve in a non-profit organization. They work with young adult volunteers between 17-and 25-years-old. During our discussion, one of the staff members told me that her roommate is an elementary school teacher who was also going through training as an educator. What she told me next was
Self-Destructive Leaders
There is one phenomenon occurring repeatedly in contemporary culture. We'll call it self-destructive leaders. People who hold weighty positions of authority, who got there because they were brilliant or experienced -- but later destroy themselves. In fact, we've all uttered the question at some point: How could such a smart person do such a dumb thing? It's leaders like Bernie Madoff,
Inspired at Auburn…
Every now and then, you just get inspired. Last Thursday, I spoke at a leadership conference at Auburn University. It was hosted by student leaders on campus for potential Auburn students coming from high schools all over the South. Four of us from our "Growing Leaders" office drove over from Atlanta to be part of this. We suspected this would be