Leading Diversity: A Comparative Analysis

Leading Diversity: A Comparative Analysis of diversity strategies of the Monitor Company - a Boston based consulting firm - and IBM.

Capitalizing on Diversity Training

Diversity Training is the Key to a successful diversity strategy!

Essential Societal Relationships

Essential Societal Relationships: Turkish military leaders believe Turkey has not developed into a cohesive society. They consider Turkey's religious, sectarian and ethnic fragmentation..

The Creative Possibilities of Diversity

The Creative Possibilites of Diversity: Leaders have a special responsibility toward diversity. Not only must we develop ourselves to handle the many diverse situations that occur in the workplace, we are also required to help create a climate that values diversity and fairness...

Communicating Shared Values for Diversity

Communicating Shared Values for Diversity! The concept of communication for shared values raises a good defense for dialogue among constituents. Multiculturalism includes several cultures and hence different values...

Optimizing Organizational Culture as a Leader - Nu Leadership Series

Examine how to organizations maintain their core values in the midst of social changes. Nu Leadership is a column that explores the changing workforce and social environment as it relates to leadership development.

Developing Your Extraordinary Mindset Opportunities

This article is to start you toward reframing your thinking skills, attitude, and self-image in order for you, as a leader, to solve some of the challenges that come your way. Go beyond feeling stuck and not knowing what to do next. You need to think of creative ways to overcome the obstacles that get in your way and look for the opportunities that surrounds you. No matter what hurdles you face on your path, you can overcome them as you take master your strategic thinking view. These are what I consider as the basics for beginning an integrated framework for achieving extraordinary performance in leadership. Combining your solutions to challenging issues with risk taking, your decisive actions, simplifications of complex issues you face, and working with other leaders and employees, as well as having a positive vision for the future. All of these mindsets enhance the extraordinary leaders’ skills as they move their organizations forward in creativity, productivity, opportunity, and innovation.

Leadership Insights from the Apostle Paul

The Pauline letters were addressed to small groups of people that he knew by name (Timothy, Titus, and Philemon) as well as large audiences (Romans, Corinthians, Galatians). These letters provide insight into why leaders exist and what knowledge, skills, and abilities are important to leaders today. In each letter Paul attempts to answer questions about the ‘meaning of life’ such as sin (Romans 3:9), faith (Romans 3:22), marriage (Romans 7:2, 1 Corinthians 7), unity (1 Corinthians 1:10), spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12), and freedom (Galatians 5:17). After carefully dissecting Pauline letters to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Thessalonians, and Philemon I identified a set of characteristics that he viewed as being critical to the development of Christian leaders.

The Leadership Challenges in Family Businesses

Leadership presents challenges in any business and is key to the on-going success. Family businesses have their own special set of challenges and the need for good leadership skills (and effective leadership development) is vital.

The Best Decision Makers in the World

Who are the best decision makers in the world? The people that make fast decisions that mean the difference between success and failure. How do they do it? Make a decision to find out today.

Leadership style and logical levels of influence and change

Leadership skills are considering as these types: Self-skills, Relational skills, Strategic thinking skills and Systemic thinking skills.

The Gift Of Being A Mentor

If you have reached a point in your life where you know you have knowledge and experience to share, why not become a mentor?

Hurricanes and Leadership Issues

During the most extreme stress and trying times we often find true leaders. During that time of need when things look hopeless we often find natural leaders and there seems to be a gene for it and in any group of 20 people you will generally find 3 or 4 in the United States Population.

Know Thyself - Self Awareness as the Key to Enlightened Leadership

You cannot lead anyone or anything if you cannot lead yourself. Effective leadership of self depends on a high degree of self-awareness founded on honesty and introspection.