Heart-to-heart conversations at work — happening enough or not? Why?
Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by Jody in Blog, Uncategorized
Do you need to have a heart to heart conversation with someone at work? Too often the in organizations there are the “unmentionables” – significant issues which are not discussed out of fear. Some people are respectful and polite to one another when meeting face to face but get “down and dirty” in the informal [...]
Risk-taking is Free
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by Jody in Blog
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams before the crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is [...]
Life’s Little Top 20
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by Jody in Blog
Treat everyone you meet as you want to be treated.
Watch a sunrise at least once a year.
Never refuse homemade brownies (cake, pie, cookies)
Strive for excellence, not perfection.
Plant a tree on your birthday, or someone else’s.
Compliment 3 people every day.
Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you like them.
Leave everything a little better than you found [...]
Life Is . . .
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by Jody in Blog
Life isn’t about keeping score.
It’s not about how many friends you have
or how accepted you are.
It isn’t about if you have plans this weekend
or if you’re alone.
It isn’t about who your family is or how much money they have
or what kind of car you drive.
It isn’t about how beautiful or ugly you are.
It isn’t [...]
If You Can
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by Jody in Blog
If you can start the day without caffeine. . .
If you can get along without pep pills. . .
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains. . .
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles. . .
If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for [...]
Charles Schultz’s Philosophy
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by Jody in Blog
Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.
Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
Name the last decade’s worth of World Series winners.
How did you [...]
The Inner Work of Leaders: Leadership as a Habit of Mind
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by Jody in Blog
Barbara Mackoff & Gary Wenet
New York: AMACOM, 2001
In this approach to leadership, two psychologists profile more than 50 leaders who have leveraged the legacy of their life experiences into five powerful habits of mind to shape the way they think about, and respond to, challenges in their leadership.
Readers learn about the inner work [...]
Leadership is an Art
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by Jody in Blog
Max DePree
New York: Dell Publishing, 1989
This thoughtful book offers an innovative style of business leadership, a humanistic approach that is responsible for the remarkable success of some of America’s most admired.
Going beyond the mechanics of leading and into the ethics and philosophy of leadership, the book puts a human face on what can [...]
Insights on Leadership: Service, Stewardship, Spirit, and Servant-Leadership
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by Jody in Blog
Larry C. Spears, Editor
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998
Many of today’s most respected business thinkers explore how Robert Greenleaf has influenced today’s leaders and discuss a range of leadership principles at the heart of his philosophy, including: stewardship, the spirit of the workplace and the concept of healing leadership.
Over the course of 33 [...]
Spirit at Work: Discovering the Spirituality in Leadership
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by Jody in Blog
Jay Alden Conger
Jossey-Bass; 1st ed (1994)
(This book is) An insightful exploration into the role of spirituality in leadership. The contributors use thought-provoking examples to expand the definition of leadership to include the development of hospitable spaces for work life, services to both the organization and the community, and personal development of individuals within the organization. [...]