AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP The Strength of Your Presence Means Being Present to Life
A participant who attended one of my leadership programs earlier in the spring has been traveling with her daughter in Europe and sent me an email with a line that has not left me: “…while traveling I’ve had time to not think at all, just wonder and be amazed…” This put me into a reflective […]
Heroic Leadership: Lessons From The Golden Knights – By Fr. Max Oliva, S.J.
Well, the professional hockey season is over and the Washington Capitals have the Stanley Cup. Congratulations to the team. But that is not the main story for many of the rest of us. Our story is composed of part magic, part luck, and what I like to call the “four qualities of heroic leadership.” Let […]
THE SEASONS OF LIFE: The Art of The Long View
There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn to live without judgement, so he sent them each on a quest to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, […]
REFLECTIONS ON THE OTHER EVEREST RETREAT
“You are a leader second. First, you are a human being.” – John Scherer I know from my own research, and my more than thirty years of experience in the leadership development field, that now more than ever, the world is in need of leaders who are committed to substance over superficial, character over charisma, and […]
Lessons From a Restaurant Manager
The past few weeks I have noticed just how much caring there is in the world around us. Perhaps it is because I have written a book on caring and I believe that what you focus on is what grows. It’s the simple acts of kindness that have a powerful impact on the people around […]
Words Matter
A participant in one of my leadership development programs in Oklahoma wrote me this week giving tribute to his late mother and the impact she had on his life. It has obvious application for parents and for all of us who are committed to having a positive impact on those we serve and love. Whether […]
THE OTHER EVEREST – Navigating The Pathway to Authentic Leadership
As I design and deliver leadership development programs for organizations across the continent, one word that forms a common thread amid every person I meet today is the word busy. Everyone is busy. When I ask,” How are you today?” the reply is always, “I’m busy!” Busy has become a badge of honour. If, for some […]
THE YEAR AHEAD: Lessons From Selma the Sheep
At the end of each year I reflect on my progress and blessings from the previous year and clarify some of my intentions for the coming twelve months. In the midst of this musing I like to read the children’s book Selma, by Jutta Bauer. Selma is a humble little book about a humble little sheep that […]
Caring Isn’t Done In a Day; Caring Is Done Daily
It is the time of year when we pause and count our blessings and we count all of you readers among them. By far, the best part of my work is the remarkable leaders I meet, learn from, and am enriched by. We consider ourselves so very fortunate to have connected with you over the […]
JEKA AND THE POWER OF ONE: How Ordinary People Can Make An Extraordinary Difference
Not all of us can do great things. What we can do is small things with great love. – Mother Teresa For more than twenty years, Jeka was my ticket agent […]
