Don’t Confuse Motion with Progress
One of the favorite lessons I’ve picked up studying leadership and management from the thinking of Peter Drucker is this: Don’t Confuse Motion with Progress! While not necessarily a direct quote from...
View ArticleManage with Realism — Lead with Optimism
Hope… People and organizations thrive on hope and optimism. Hope helps to orient people toward the future and inspire hearts and minds to action. Optimists choose to see the proverbial half glass...
View ArticleBreaking the Cycle of Generational Poverty
Joy, Marwa Morgan, Flickr Generational Poverty Generational poverty is a real issue in our world. While many people experience individual poverty in their lives due to the loss of a job or another...
View ArticleStrategic Foresight: The Past, Present, and Future Focus of Leadership
Photo: In the middle of nowhere, Brian Koprowski, Flickr Clarity and foresight are essential leadership characteristics. Organizations and teams need leaders who can see clearly in the midst of...
View Article37 Barriers to Change
Barrier 4 – Love Wins, by hji, Flickr Change is an unavoidable reality in organizational life. Like death and taxes, change is part of life whether we like it or not. Continuity & Change One of the...
View ArticleTaking the Next Step — How to Improve Individuals and Organizations
Photo by Justin Irving; new Vikings Stadium in process. One of my favorite quotes from W. Edwards Deming is “Your system is perfectly designed to give you the results you’re getting.” What a great...
View Article#10 … Top Posts from 2015 — Strategic Foresight
Photo Credit: In the middle of nowhere, by Brian Koprowski, Flickr In a previous post I shared some observations on my top blogs posts from 2015. In the coming weeks I will be taking time both to share...
View Article#7 … Top Posts from 2015 — 37 Barriers to Change
Photo Credit: Barrier 4 – Love Wins, by hji, Flickr In a previous post I shared some observations on my top blogs posts from 2015. In the coming weeks I will be taking time both to share new content...
View ArticleThe Myth of Perfection
Photo Credit: church_up.jpg, by Elyktra, Flickr I saw a great quote on a wall while visiting a business in Dallas this week: “Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.” – Mark Twain I...
View ArticleTop 10 Posts on Purpose in Leadership
Photo by Magda Ehlers on Pexels.com I took a bit of time at the beginning of the year to check in on which posts have been the most interesting to readers of Purpose in Leadership the past five years...
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