Capitalizing on Information Age Leadership for Military Transformation

War is primarily a contest of human will that is won or lost in the minds of warfighters and leaders. Though traditional American technological-centricity and contemporary American information-centricity are means to overall enhancement of military operations, they fail to capitalize on the most critical military resource - the human warfighter.

Putting People First For Organizational Success- The Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley Case Study

Morgan Stanley, a leading U.S. Investment Bank, was attempting to transform it’s work environment to one that fosters teamwork but promotes innovation as well. This vision was developed under the leadership of the new president John Mack and his executive team. President Mack was looking for people to “shake up the culture.”

Case Study – Planning

Case Study - Planning

Five Signs of a Great Leader

With the right motives, training, hard work and persistence you too can be a great leader.

Conflicting Values

Leaders project values into the organization through their perceptions, attitudes, and behavior.

Knowledge Management for Leaders

Knowledge Management refers to a range of practices used by many organizations to identify, create, represent, and distribute knowledge for reuse and learning across the organization. This includes Knowledge Acquisition, Knowledge Transfer, Knowledge Creation, Knowledge Sharing, and Knowledge Application.

Gentleness Precedes Greatness

Gentleness precedes greatness. To lead others you have to be able to identify with where they are currently in their lives. Beyond mentally assenting to their current reality, you have to feel for them personally and desire to lead them to their desirable destiny.

How Do You Define Yourself

I recently asked a client to describe his multi-faceted role, to which he replied, 'I don't really define myself in any particular way. I suppose I'm the department manager.' This statement was quite profound as it expressed at the highest level all the reasons why he was finding it so difficult to make some important life and career decisions, and why he was uncomfortable in his current role. He was also under some pressure from his CEO to provide his team with leadership.

You Are the Help

How a near-death accident taught one writer the lesson of her life

Revolutionary Leadership in Todays Economy - Part II

Tranformational Leadership - PART 2 In a revolution, a leader’s greatest weapon is the ability to inspire others to act from their own heart. When people act because they believe in something, they are acting from passion which is far more powerful than acting from obligation. Understanding the color of a person’s brain (as described in part 1 of this article) is the foundation for the awareness and communication that motivate and institute productivity. This is the mental component of the complex matrix of leadership psychology. The emotional component has its foundation in the eight basic human needs.

Self-Enquiry And Authenticity - How Do You Become Who You Really Are

To learn who we really are, to become authentic, involves a process of self-discovery, partly through the skill of self-enquiry and partly through contact with others. We learn to discriminate, to identify the parts that are authentic compared with those that are not. This is illustrated by a story, which also shows how often this process is initiated by some life or work crisis.

Turnaround Strategies

Mastering change and transition can be a daunting task. With the right mental attitude coupled with patience to endure the process, you can successfully be a change master.

No One to Blame

You have all the authority you need. Don't cop out.

Barriers to Wholehearted Leading and Living

Dusty Staub leads uncovers the proper perspective for successful leadership and living. He uncovers the philosophy behind his wholehearted leading and living training method, which is found in his book entitled, The 7 Acts of Courage.

Leadership, Companionship, and Stewardship Will Bring You Success at Work and Home

This article will help provide you will the basic skills needed as a leader. These simple guidelines will help you become more effective in your business and at home. I hope you enjoy the article and pass it along to your friends.