by Lance | Nov 24, 2013 | Inspiration, Love, Oneness, Service, Uncategorized, Values
My friend Kevin Connolly, the Executive Director of The Center for Nonprofit Excellence, based in Louisville, Kentucky has written a beautiful piece about how important it is that we reflect gratefully on the gifts with which each of us is blessed. He has given me...
by Lance | Nov 3, 2013 | Inspiration, Leadership, Oneness, Service, Truthfulness, Uncategorized, Values
One often hears how difficult it is for leaders to ensure that an organization’s values are lived by everyone at every level. Let me tell you a story about an organization that succeeds in doing so. It happens to all of us—I lost my wallet— credit cards,...
by Lance | Sep 17, 2013 | Authenticity, Character, Effectiveness, Inspiration, Leadership, Service
We spend a lot of our time learning, and adding what we learn to what we do. We think of this as “growing”. But if you observe someone who is brilliant at what they do – say, an athlete, or an actor or a dancer (and often a great leader) – one...
by Lance | Jul 8, 2013 | Effectiveness, Inspiration, Leadership, Love, Service, Values
The prevailing paradigm for running modern organizations is competition. Competition, as defined by many leadership teachers, writers and consultants, draws its analogies from war and sports. But modern organizations are not at war (or at least, shouldn’t be)...
by Lance | Apr 21, 2013 | Character, Effectiveness, Inspiration, Leadership, Service, Values
In most organizations – corporations, governments, not-for-profits, families, schools – setting high standards is the result of a small number of things done extremely well. Choosing those few practices that are the necessary conditions for high...
by Lance | Feb 22, 2013 | Authenticity, Character, Effectiveness, Inspiration, Leadership, Oneness, Service, Uncategorized, Values
Over the years we have developed a number of surveys which are used by our clients for: 1. Strengthening coaching relationships, 2. Assessing employee engagement, 3. Measuring corporate climate, 4. Surveying leadership strengths, 5. Measuring on-the-job stress...
