If you’re aim is to be an effective leader, you need to be crystal clear about the differences between functional and dysfunctional leadership. It all comes down to getting the right blend of confidence and humility. We consider leaders functional when they carry the...
If you want to learn about courage, invariably you must also learn about fear. Courage and fear have a strong and interwoven relationship. Most typically, when we choose to behave courageously, we are choosing to engage with fear. And engage we should. No other...
Leadership is as ancient as humanity. Since the first tribes of barefooted humans hunted on the African plains, there have been leaders. In fact, leadership is probably older than humanity, in that animals and other organisms display leadership. Pecking orders are...
Nobody’s perfect, but that doesn’t seem to stop people from trying. And why not? There are lots of good reasons for wanting to be perfect. Some professions, for example, greatly benefit from their inherent perfectionism. This is especially true of professions where the...
This month I had the opportunity to be a guest on the HRchat Podcast with Bill Banham. We discuss how courageous leadership can have an impact on your team at every level. For more insights on Human Resources and improving the ways you work, visit the HR Gazette....
In my previous post I introduced you to Try Courage, the courage of first attempts. In this post, we will explore the next of three types of courage, Trust Courage. Learn more about all three types of courage in my book Courage Goes to Work. Learning how to trust...
My clients make me brave. That’s because for almost twenty years I’ve run a courage-building consulting firm, Giant Leap Consulting. For over two decades I’ve worked with thousands of leaders throughout the world facilitating Courageous Leadership workshops. For me,...
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