Many of us have formed our views about women and leadership by osmosis. We've simply absorbed the beliefs of denominations, our leaders, our parents, and our mentors without asking the questions and studying the issue for ourselves about what makes a leader and who is eligible to lead.
Research tells us that a strong and healthy culture leads to greater employee engagement and more growth for your organization. And yet, while 90% of leaders believe that an engagement strategy will have an impact on their success, only 25% of them actually have a plan.
My new employee wasn't meeting my expectations, so I complained to my boss. Rather than share my frustration, he spoke one of the most impactful (and at the time, infuriating) truths I've ever heard.
Where should I focus? How do I determine my priorities? I’m fielding these questions from leaders daily… and frankly, asking the same ones myself.
I love to move fast and move forward. You probably do too. This may be why the current season of leadership we find ourselves in is so draining and disorienting.
I believe there are three important perspectives leaders need to embrace during the current complexity of rapid change.
