Three Steps Toward Servant Leadership
There is an ancient argument about what defines leadership. The central question buried within the argument is “are you truly leading people if they are compelled by your positional authority over them or do your truly lead when people want to do what you wish?” The difference between those two points is whether people accomplish…
Three Commitments You Should Make to Those You Lead
As you are growing in your career it can be easy sometimes to look at a leader and think how they have arrived. They put in the hard work and now get to drive the vision and the work in the ways they want it to go. For some the main motivation for wanting to…
Are You Emotionally Intelligent?: Part 1
“So, Michael, let’s discuss the preview day guest activities that you were leading. How do you think those went?” As I sat with Michael for his bi-weekly 1:1 student coaching session, I could see his mental wheels turning. He wasn’t happy. As a college student who had enrolled at a “working campus” college, Michael was…