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| Page 1 of 3 | Previous | Next | | | ASPIRE-CS JUNE 14, 2011 30 Overlooked Acts of Leadership Courage We often think of leaders as exhibiting big acts of courage – overcoming huge obstacles and saving lives, metaphorically and literally. Yet I’m amazed and humbled at the courageous things leaders do that we don’t think of as brave. | | | | | |
| ASPIRE-CS SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 10 unexpected ways to show your staff that you value them Learning how other parts of the company work can also build their leadership agility. often hear from the leaders I work with about what a great team they have. have no doubt that you may also feel the same about those who report to you. While money is fine, there are lots of other ways that you can show your best people that you value them. | ASPIRE-CS JUNE 27, 2012 The value of failing a little every day Reprinted with permission from SmartBlog on Leadership. Colin Powell was recently asked if he feared failing. He responded that he failed a little bit each day. We can learn from our small daily failures as much as from the big ones. can relate to that because it’s now 10 a.m. What did I learn from my failures? Tweet This | ASPIRE-CS AUGUST 8, 2012 Overcome the Fear of Asking When I dig deeper in our conversations, I find that those who are willing easily see the importance of bringing more “asking” into their leadership. Luckily, the vast majority of the leaders I know are willing to try incorporating more asking into their leadership. Reprinted with permission from SmartBlog on Leadership. | | | | | | | | |
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ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013  Take back your power
Reprinted with permission from SmartBlog on Leadership. . ' . You might be first-line supervision or midlevel in your organization, and you might also be a high-potential or high-performing leader. You are an accomplished person who’s worked your way to get where you are by using significant talents. Does this sound like you? MORE >> -
ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 They Don’t Want Advice
had started an intensive exploration of “coaching skills” (which really meant to me “skills that help others to think for themselves”), and I remember thinking about how much more powerful my leadership would have been had I known about this earlier in my life. remember almost the exact time that I realized this. MORE >> -
ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012 Don’t Underestimate the Quiet Ones
Respect is a leadership trait that any organization could use. m willing to bet that many business mistakes are because of a lack of listening on the part of leadership. In the end, we need all kinds of people in leadership. Some of the organizations I work in are boisterous, with a penchant for good, raucous, energetic debate. MORE >> -
ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013  Learn from the unique
There are subtle nuances that each person experiences and expresses in their leadership journey based on their own background, mindset and values. ” My honest answer to them is “Yes. There is comfort in knowing that others are walking the same path we walk. also love that. These should be source of fascination and curiosity. MORE >> -
ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2012 Letting go of the fear in order to soar
“It’s like a safety net, being able to hang – on but when you let go you can simply enjoy the ride” Of course I had to ask if this experience mirrored his own leadership journey – and it certainly did. Yet to get to the point of enjoying the leadership ride, you need to take some risks. Tweet This MORE >>
- A Leader Is Someone We Can Believe In ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012
- Small management risks that make a big difference ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012
- Silence and Presence ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012
- The Best Leaders are Strong Collaborators ASPIRE-CS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
- Work That Changes You ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011
- The August 2011 Leadership Development RoundTable Challenge: A Coaching Dilemma ASPIRE-CS | TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2011
- Learning from Great Leaders ASPIRE-CS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
- A Silent Leadership Killer ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
- Being Quiet ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012
- Set intentions for your life and leadership journey ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012
- Personal transition for better leadership ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2012
- Maintaining the engine of effective leadership ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2012
- Leadership Lessons Learned from Nature ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2012
- Ten little “ings” that improve your leadership ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010
- Four Ways to Recharge Your Leadership Batteries ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011
- Changing Your Mind to Change Your Leadership ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012
- 20 Things to Stop Waiting For ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
- Letter to a Young Leader ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012
- How to Move Through the Leadership Gap ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2011
- Reflection and Action: The Key to Leadership Mastery ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012
- Ten magical thoughts to let go of ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013
- Being the change ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013
- Ideal leaders possess more than just competencies ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012
- Giving without expectation ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012
- Note to c-suite: flaunt your learning and development | Aspire-CS ASPIRE-CS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2010
- Leaders Open Their Ears Wide ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2012
- Procrastination is a verb ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013
- Making a difference in others’ lives ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2013
- It’s How You Say It ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2012
- Remaining a Beginner ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013
- Rethinking your plan for your leadership career ASPIRE-CS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
- Real Leaders Model a Life of Fulfillment ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2012
- One conversation away from a healthier workplace ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, JULY 29, 2012
- Meetings as relationship-building opportunities ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013
- 6 steps to embedding organizational culture ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
- When great leaders need to be great followers ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013
- Real Power for Good ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013
- A Tribute and a Leadership Lesson From Sister Alice ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2012
- Make coaching others more than a one-time event ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012
- Letting Go of the Seriousness ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012
- Stand up ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012
- Driven ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012
- 3 Surprising Ways to Influence Your Employees ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
- Staying Grounded ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2012
- Developing Positive Leadership Habits ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2010
- How a CEO’s speech can backfire ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012
- Amazing people ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013
- The Next Version of Yourself ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012
- Keeping your organization’s values alive ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013
- Real Leaders Learn to Give ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2012
- So you think you want an executive coach? ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013
- Your mountain is waiting ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013
- The Freedom of Being a Nonconformist ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012
- What’s Right About Being Liked ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012
- What Do You Need to do More Of? ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012
- Create sacred space as a way of honoring yourself and others ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013
- Inspiration begins on the inside ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
- Embracing Mystery ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
- The freedom of “no” ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013
- How to Stand Out in a Sea of Words ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
- Two Things to Remember as You Change the World ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2011
- Career Development: It’s All About Becoming Dispensable ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
- When work passion goes awry ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013
- What’s Best For Them? ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012
- Go beyond first impressions to better understand others ASPIRE-CS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012
- Drawing People Together Around a Vision ASPIRE-CS | THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012
- What To Do With Blind Spots ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2011
- Cultivating Goodness ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2011
- Dialog: slowing down to speed up ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012
- Dialog as a Radical Act ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012
- The Call to Lead ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012
- Helping them to stretch ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012
- I am and they are ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012
- Can You Deliberately Practice Soft Skills? ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012
- Leading Change: How Will You Show Up? ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012
- 3 Stretch Goals for Your Way of Being ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2012
- Feedback: The Whole Truth (Almost) ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
- Are you fighting forest fires or growing trees? ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013
- Self-knowledge – and then what? ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013
- Driving from the passenger side ASPIRE-CS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012
- When Servant Leadership Goes Awry | Aspire-CS ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2010
- The Road to Wisdom ASPIRE-CS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011
- Four Signs of Excessive Confidence ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2011
- Thought-full Thursday: Christmas Gifts for Leaders to Give ASPIRE-CS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2010
- Thought-Full Thursday: Shaping Your Leadership ASPIRE-CS | THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012
- Beyond Your Job Description ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2011
- October Leadership Development Carnival: Autumn Fun Edition ASPIRE-CS | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2010
- Keep Learning ASPIRE-CS | SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2011
- Help Them to Think ASPIRE-CS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2010
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