by Lance | Nov 5, 2008 | Leadership
I have a theory about leadership (many, actually, but just one to share now!). I think CEOs and other leaders take their cue for their own leadership style from the current CEO of America – its President. If the prevailing mood is one of fear, power,...
by Lance | Oct 20, 2008 | Courage, Effectiveness, Inspiration, Leadership
Years ago, I ran a private company. Our major competitors were publicly traded organizations who ran their businesses to meet the expectations of Wall Street analysts and shareholders. We, on the other hand, enjoyed the freedom of privacy which enabled us to make...
by Lance | Sep 22, 2008 | Authenticity, Courage, Effectiveness, Inspiration, Leadership, Love, Oneness, Values
Many of my clients are very committed to diversity in their organizations. But I have always been wary of diversity programs because “diversity” – a code word for reducing existing levels of prejudice – signifies that we have a...
by Lance | Aug 20, 2008 | Courage, Effectiveness, Inspiration, Leadership, Love, Values
The cover of the August 26th. issue of Business Week features Rainn Wilson, “who plays everybody’s favorite workplace irritant on TV’s The Office”. It trumpets the headline, “Trouble at the Office? Toxic Bosses. Work/Life Balance....
by Lance | Jul 28, 2008 | Effectiveness, Inspiration, Leadership, Love
Twenty-five years ago, my wife and I were riding our mountain bikes in the country when we stumbled across a gorgeous log building tucked away in a corner of the Niagara Escarpment – the world’s first United Nations Biosphere. It sat perched like an...
by Lance | Jul 10, 2008 | Courage, Effectiveness, Inspiration, Leadership
Napoleon Bonaparte said that “A leader is a dealer in hope”. Yet our prevailing model of leadership is one based on fear: Buy my cosmetics or you will be ugly. Buy my drug or you will get sick. Pass this exam or I will fail you. Do as I say or I will fire...
