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Leading Thoughts for April 4, 2024

Leading Blog

General Gordon R. Moore’s behavior captured the essence of strategic leadership. Fred Kofman on transcendent leadership: “Transcendent leaders work to align the individual purposes of those under them into a larger collective purpose that makes each individual larger as well. What is not happening?

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Leading Thoughts for June 29, 2023

Leading Blog

Jon Gordon on our connectedness: “In Los Angeles—home to some of the worst traffic in the United States—a brilliant sign read, ‘You are the traffic.’ Find more ideas on the LeadingThoughts index. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas.

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The One Truth: Moving From Separateness to Oneness to Elevate Your State of Mind

Leading Blog

Jon Gordon explains in The One Truth that it’s always your state of mind that determines your performance. Gordon identifies the Five D’s that sabotage us: The first is Doubt. Gordon says it is important to realize that these negative thoughts are not coming from us initially. Moments when we feel stuck with no way out.

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Summer Reading for Leadership Freaks

Leadership Freak

Orbiting the Giant Hairball, Gordon MacKenzie In his deeply funny book, exuberantly illustrated in full color,… Continue reading → “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” Margaret Fuller I’ve read all the books on this list.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Batman: The Killing Joke

Joseph Lalonde

Batman: The Killing Joke tells the story of Batman (Kevin Conroy) and Batgirl/Barbara Gordon (Tara Strong). The animated movie was released in 2016 to much fanfare. It deserves the praise it received. It also delves into the […].

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Servant Leadership in Action

Leading Blog

T HROUGH THE PAGES of Servant Leadership in Action , we get a clearer picture of what servant leadership is and isn’t. The leadership aspect of servant leadership is the responsibility of the traditional hierarchy. Leadership is the by-product and positional authority is, at best, an afterthought.”

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What Don Draper and Gordon Gekko Have to Teach Us

Next Level Blog

This past weekend, Gordon Gekko was back in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. All of that seems to work for Gordon Gekko as well – especially the part about blow people away anytime you say anything.   While that statement may be true in the fictional realm, it’s definitely true in the literal realm. Click Here.

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