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Monthly Archives: May 2009
What Does Leadership Mean These Days?
As many have written, the model of leadership known as “command and control” is on the way out. “Command and control” has been the cultural paradigm of leadership for a very long time. It is all about having an authoritative leader, who knows most, (if not all), the answers and loyal troops who follow this leader. Hallmarks of this style… Read more
Posted in Leadership Development
Money Wise Women
So much of the fear that is present right now is related to money. Everything from the state of the dollar and the global economy, to our personal credit cards and mortgages seems to be in turmoil. An important key to leading your life is leading your finances — both business and personal. An important key to leadership is feeling empowered. With… Read more
Posted in Finances
In order to lead your life, you gotta shake loose…
One of the keys to being the leader of your life is shaking loose of some larger cultural ideas that limit creativity, freedom and the ability to generate the future you want. Mike Cook at Vitalwork, delves deeply into some of these larger cultural constraints in his book, ‘Thrive: Standing On Your Own Two Feet in a Borderless World.” In… Read more
Posted in Leadership Development
Lead Your Life: Escape from Cubicle Nation
Pam Slim is the author of the blog and newly published book, “Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur.” The title alone is so provocative. If you have ever worked in a big corporation, either you, or co-workers you knew, probably experienced wanting to escape at some point or other. In the spirit of the Lead… Read more
Posted in Entrepreneurship
Vistage Announces Selection of Dwight Frindt as Best Practice Chair
(April 29, 2009) Veteran Chair Dwight Frindt has been named Best Practice Chair for South Orange County. Dwight will succeed Bill Oyler, who had been BPC of that region for almost eight years. Bill will continue as BPC for North Orange County, Sacramento/Reno and the San Francisco Bay area. “Bill is so loved and respected by the OC Chairs that… Read more
The Debilitating Role of The Bogeyman
We were recently introduced to a great blog called “synthesis” written by Shafeen Charania. (Thanks so much Barbie for the comment on our blog that led us to read synthesis!) In his most recent post, “basest instincts,” Shafeen writes about fear at the level of panic. He shines a light on the incredible downside that results from fear driven… Read more
Posted in Leadership Development