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Transformational Leadership: The Missing Link in Your Organizational Chart
This month I had the opportunity to tour The Heathman Hotel in Portland, OR with General Manager Chris Erickson. The Heathman counts Conde Nast Readers Pick for 2013 World’s Best hotel as one of its many awards – quite a feat given it is a fairly small, local hotel without the big marketing budgets of… [Continue Reading]
If you were paying attention last week you heard the alarms go off when the NOAA Observatory at Mauna Loa, Hawaii recorded the CO2 level in the atmosphere at 400 parts per million—the highest ever recorded. The good news is that you can stop with the cycling and recycling—the NOAA officials revised their May 9th… [Continue Reading]
Randy and Carmen have a special conversation today with Katie Kelly, a leadership coach at Legacy Builder Coaching. This is a brilliant conversation you’re not going to want to miss! Podcast Transcript Randy: Welcome to the Evolutionaries podcast. I’m Randy Harrington. Carmen: And I’m Carmen Voilliqué, and today we have a special guest, Katie Kelley…. [Continue Reading]
“Actually,” She Said, “He Works for Me.” That’s the title of an article by the CEO of Aureus Asset Management, Karen Firestone, in a recent Harvard Business Review posting. It’s just one of hundreds of articles, interviews, blogs and books that are popping right now on the topic of women in leadership. The role that… [Continue Reading]
Long before Mary Poppins sang to us that “In every job that must be done there is an element of fun, you find the fun and Snap! The job’s a game!” we have believed that playing games makes work more fun. Lately the trend toward “gamification” in the workplace has exploded – with experts recommending… [Continue Reading]
On January 1, 2014 the affordable Care Act—Obamacare—will be in full effect. This is one of the biggest national “Who Moved My Cheese” moments ever. Even though the purpose of the act is break the cycle of spiraling costs and increase access to health care (which are good things), there is no doubt that before… [Continue Reading]
That was the response from a seat mate on a plane who asked what kind of work I was doing and I said, “strategic planning.” After his pithy “three words” response he went on to say, “The plan is worthless before it hits the paper.” Happily, I don’t think this gentleman speaks for 21st century… [Continue Reading]
Perhaps the most important characteristic necessary to lead transformational change is courage. Without exception, each of the Evolutionary change agents we studied for our book Evolutionaries: Transformational Leadership demonstrated great acts of courage during their careers. It’s easy to say, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained,” but it can be difficult to differentiate between courage and just… [Continue Reading]
