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“Able leaders are usually sharply awake and reasonably disturbed. That are not seekers after solace. They have their own inner serenity”- Robert K. Greenleaf’s The Servant as Leader Pure fear – [...]

I recall my first big leadership role and, like many, I had very little understanding of the organization I was asked to lead. I was only aware of how I wanted to live my leadership life – my [...]

As the second plane flew into the World Trade Center, it was obvious to the members of the New York City Fire Department that the organization was overstrained from the onset. A single incident [...]

What an unassuming symbol! We know what it means but have we ever given it any thought? Our colloquial use of the word dash represents the richness that is created when we use a hyphen in [...]

The story lines are unavoidable.  Communities facing housing shortages, increasing rents and lack of affordable housing report the growing presence of people experiencing homelessness.  It is no [...]

On a day when love is held up as that sacred bond that forges one to another, let’s examine the meaning of the word according to Robert Greenleaf. “Love is an undefinable term, and its [...]

One of the critical services of the leader is to move people from fear of feedback to anticipation of coaching, Most of us have experienced “constructive” criticism that came across as negative, [...]

Do you have a young person in your life graduating from High School, College or accepting an advanced degree this or next month? I do. We often search for that perfect gift that conveys our love [...]