The Nature of Human Values

In order to provide a rough framework for discussion of the genesis of values, it may be useful to subdivide the range of possible views about values, into three broad categories, one at each extreme, and one that unites features of both the others. These categories are labeled respectively 'Understanding the Self,' the idea of duty or 'Moral Obligation,' and self-transcendence or what I refer to as 'Identifying the Moral Self.'

The Past, Present and Future: Key Elements in Leadership Skill Development

No great leader ever went without a friend, coach, mentor, or acquaintance that assisted them in some way with leadership skill development along the way.

Businesses Benefit from Leadership Programs

If you are planning to build a wonderful career, maybe you should first go through some preliminary training. Nowadays, there are very successful leadership programs being developed. Leadership programs will help you to acquire some very necessary skills.

Leadership is the Relationship

Leadership is an ongoing relationship between the leader and superiors, leaders and colleagues, leaders and consumers, and especially between leaders and followers.

Core issue: Moral, Immoral, or Amoral

Many organizations focus more on ethics rather than morals. Ethics is an intellectual approach to moral issues that asks questions such as how one ought to behave in a specific situation (for example, is abortion morally permissible?) Wether or not the claim necessitates a specific ethical stance is a matter of debate.

Case Study – Planning

Case Study - Planning

The Power of Organizational Culture

The cultural subconscious of the organization sees strengths in differences. Do leaders shape culture, or are they shaped by it? The apostle Paul was a ...

Leading from the Inside Out

A leader may or may not be appointed to head a group or organization - to be put in charge. Whether formally in the role or not, a leader makes things happen. A leader takes action. A leader doesn't say something must be done about this, a leader does something about it. Leadership is a verb, not a noun. Leadership is action, not a position. Leadership is defined by what we do, not the role we are in. We all need to be leaders, regardless of the roles we may be in.

Where Are Today's Hero Role Models?

When did the heroes steal out of your life? If you are an average American you have no living heroes at all. There is no person that you hold up to your children as an example to follow.

Servent Leadership: Self-Discipline

The most basic defining moment demands that leaders resolve the issue of self-discipline, which has serious implications for their future. In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves. Self-discipline was their number one responsibility.

Assessing Our Ability to Influence Others

In our personal and leadership development workshops we often conduct a 'degrees of control' exercise. We ask participants to come up with examples in the following areas: 1. Direct Control; 2. Influence; and 3. No Control. While there's often lots of debate and not always full agreement, examples under No Control generally include things like the weather, the economy, natural disasters, freak accidents, and the like. Discussions about my degree of Direct Control usually boil down to just one thing —me. However, some autocratic people fool themselves into thinking they have direct control over their teams, kids, or people reporting to them. Many other people are quick to surrender to the Victimitis Virus and declare they have no control or even influence over the behavior of anyone else.

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.

Possessing Great Leadership Qualities In MLM

Leadership is necessary in just about every arena of life. Some people are great followers and some are great leaders. Leaders have a keen ability to guide, lead, and conduct. How do you rate your mlm leadership skills?

You Are the Help

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

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.