Leaders and culture: what’s your power base?
Being aware of your power and how power alters your and others’ perceptions and responses helps to handle power better. This is crucial if you want to develop a positive…
Articles about leadership: how to lead others, and the organization? Theory and tools. Experiences from fellow leaders. Book reviews. Interviews. Coverage of seminars.
With an emphasis on Positive Leadership (based on Positive Psychology): encouraging abundance, positive deviance, and opportunities while staying realistic.
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The fearless, learning culture
Don’t want to look ignorant? Don’t ask questions. Don’t want to look incompetent? Don’t admit to mistakes or weaknesses. Don’t want to be called disruptive? Don’t make suggestions. In many…
Positive leaders as warriors
Margaret Wheatley, founder of Berkana Institute, renowned author and advisor, diagnoses the current time as an age of collapse, in her latest book "Who Do We Choose to Be?: Facing…
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in organizations
I've been inspired by the work of the Arbinger Institute (see my book Developing a Positive Culture) so I was thrilled to attend this webinar by Mitch Warner, their managing…
Work-at-home culture
Work-at-home culture and leadership
Kevin Eikenberry teaches how to balance new technology with timeless leadership principles. He wrote the book "The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership" with Wayne Turmel and shares his…
Is your culture built on trust?
"Distrust is the greatest expense of every leader and organization. Since we are living in a culture of such extreme distrust, 2020, like no other year before, is giving us…
Are you an inclusive leader?
Inclusive workplaces (a.k.a. positive cultures) experience higher engagement, performance, and results. But many people feel unable to bring their true selves to work, instead spending valuable energy minimizing or managing…
Develop a positive culture with servant leadership
During the pandemic, we've all enjoyed or suffered massive free learning. How to adjust fast to unpredictable circumstances, how to deal with uncertainty, how to keep faith and stay resilient…
Interview: “A positive shift at work”
Mary Meston is the VP of Talent Management (Executive Coaching and Leadership Development) of a technology-enabled global business services company specializing in customer engagement and improving business performance for some…
Human Kind: how to handle Power?
Let’s look at Rutger Bregman’s inspiring book Human Kind - A Hopeful History once more. This book offers more proof for the positive as a basis for a more positive,…
Human Kind: Kindness is abundant
Talking about positive leadership and culture, people can respond with: “You’d better be realistic! It’s a dog eats dog world out there.” But what if the “realistic” perspective is flawed?…
Positive Change Leadership
In my last post, we looked at Van Olffen’s useful organization development book “Engage”. Let’s look at change leadership and reflect on how we might do better. Change Leadership means…