Storytelling has been an effective means of communicating substantive and cultural messages for thousands of years. The Bible is one of the best examples of how storytelling has been used to shape behaviors, cultural norms, and core values. Great stories create a rich visual imagery...
Learning to lead today means practicing more like a missionary and less like a mercenary. Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner have co-authored more than a dozen award-winning leadership books, their most impactful one being The Leadership Challenge. They outline what I call the five basic...
“If our actions inspire others to dream more, to learn more, to do more, and become more, then we are leaders.” (John Quincy Adams) Quite possibly the most influential theorist and practitioner on “Liberating” leadership over the past 60 years has been Warren Bennis, an American...
Simon Western, currently professor of leadership and coaching studies at the Tavistock Institute in England, offers researched and innovative new learning processes, which aim to transform the way “liberating” leadership impacts on both individuals and organizations. The Tavistock Institute works internationally to promote a “liberating”...
“Liberation” was a social, religious, political, and organizational movement of the Twentieth Century. According to Webster, the word “Liberation”, a noun, means “a movement seeking equal rights and status for a group”. But being a noun, the word signifies something static. Thus, I prefer the...