Power vs Prestige
April 21, 2025
You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. very old saying Anthropologists’ findings have been an interesting contribution to leadership theory. Researching prestige and
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Power – The 5 Types
April 14, 2025
When discussing power in my graduate leadership classes, I often proffer the following guidelines: If you the power don’t argue about it.If you don’t have
Role Models – Historical
April 7, 2025
This month, I was teaching a leadership class on the Camp Pendleton Marine Base – the 125,000 acre West Coast training base. During a discussion
Self Love Over Baskin Robbins
March 24, 2025
John Robbins embodies the primary foundation of compassion – self love. He is called “the man who walked away from Baskin Robbins”. The son of
Compassion – 3 Levels / Self Love
March 17, 2025
For me. living with compassion is an ongoing practice. When I slip into judgment, I tell myself, “I have compassion for…” and then mentally explore
Compassion – Father Greg
March 10, 2025
After reading Barking to the Choir by Father Greg, I would have felt /responded differently to a recent event that left me feeling unsettled and
Compassion – Cultural Approaches
March 3, 2025
While I strive to exist in a compassionate state, I am often “compassion challenged”. Purposeful cruelty, inhumanity, discrimination… trigger my “righteous indignation” and rock my
EMPATHY – PROS & CONS
February 24, 2025
I often see the categories of emotional responses confused. Here’s are definitions as I understand them: * Pity – feeling sorry for a person and
HSP – Highly Sensitive People
February 17, 2025
I received this text from an alarmed friend. “Yesterday, I was in such back pain I could hardly walk up the stairs in my house.
Pareto & Performance
February 10, 2025
Nobody likes to be fired or to fire someone, and many leaders perceive firing as doing something “bad” to another person. My philosophy about terminating
Feedback: Termination
February 3, 2025
Nobody likes to be fired or to fire someone, and many leaders perceive firing as doing something “bad” to another person. My philosophy about terminating
Feedback – Redirection
January 15, 2025
We all need people who give us feedback.That’s how we improve.”Bill Gates When teaching feedback skills in my graduate leadership class, I start by asking