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Leadership thought 18: “Leadership is all about having your own story and being true to it.”

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

All through history, stories have been a powerful way to build communities, to give meaning to the often tragic ‘nonsense’ of life and to inspire for action. As the beautiful quote, attributed to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry goes: “If you want … Continue reading →

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Leadership thought 17: “Talk the walk.”

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

“Walk the talk” is one of the most used clichés on leadership. And the importance of role modeling is undoubted. Transformational leadership theorists [i] call it ‘idealized influence’ and it is a core element in all positive leadership theories [ii]: giving the example … Continue reading →

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Leadership thought 10: leadership is personal

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

Leadership starts with the personal choice for making change happen, not only change in others, but also change in one’s own self. Leadership is making a personal stand. Some people stick to their comfort zones, avoid risks, change only if … Continue reading →

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Leadership thought 8: “Leadership develops talent in everyone.”

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

Leadership that deals with social change values everybody and is inclusive. It doesn’t consider talent or potential as a prerogative for a select target group. It doesn’t pigeon-hole people. It takes each and every possible person along in the task … Continue reading →

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Leadership thought 2: Don’t judge the people you are working with. Teach them.

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Leadership masters a positive attitude. It doesn’t see the world in short comings, problems or defaults. “The boundaries we create in life are imaginary; they don’t exist, but we create them. Then we feel trapped by them,” as Joseph Jaworski … Continue reading →

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Leadership & Dialogue VI: Is dialogue just a leadership tool?

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

So far in this series of posts on leadership & dialogue? – The core question is:  ”How to lead for depth in the shallows of this age?” – Real human dialogue seems to get killed or missed in action by … Continue reading →

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We can be heroes

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

“It’s the end of the world as we know it.” Cfr. Geert Noels – Econoshock: shift to the east, demographics, end of fossil fuels, IT & technology, the new capitalism, green economy. Cfr. Peter Hinssen The NewNormal: we’re entering the … Continue reading →

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