Leadership

Abundant leadership is the belief that cultivating meaningful interactions with followers makes you a stronger leader. Author of The Five-Week Leadership Challenge, Patrick Leddin, shares his experiences with abundant leaders and not-so-abundant leaders, as well as practical steps for you to take if you want to be known for your abundant leadership.

Rosanne Haggerty is an exemplar of a new kind of leader America will need more and more of in our future, starting right now. She’s a Rebuilder on a mission to end chronic homelessness.

Massive upheavals like 2020 can also be a moment for undoing and expelling old ways of thinking and working and being. The leadership traits of the past won't get us through the next decade of change.

Can people change? John Maxwell and Rob Hoskins argue "yes." You have much greater control over your ability to accomplish difficult things than you might believe, but you must have hope and believe in yourself.

Sociologists tell us that even the most introverted individual will influence ten thousand other people during his or her lifetime! 

In today’s changing world, leaders can no longer get by with merely telling those under them what they expect from them. Instead, they must first model those expectations with their attitude and their actions. As a former U.S. Army officer, Patrick Leddin understands that true leaders put others' needs before their own.

Leaders who are "filled with one thought, one conception, one purpose" are much more than gritty - they are obsessed with achieving an audacious goal. 

Kindness is the key to leading people through conflict.  Researchers William F. Baker, Ph.D. and Michael O’Malley, Ph.D interviewed several leaders and found they had 6 characteristics of kindness in common. 

Even in the middle of a crisis, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Managers will be remembered for the leadership decisions they make during times of instability. During new challenges, it’s important to remain calm despite the uncertainty of outcomes.

Gen Y (millennials) represent a majority in the workplace, and they’re demanding a change from shareholder to stakeholder capitalism. Research has proven that the objectives of increasing profit and maintaining purpose can coexist in perfect harmony and contribute to the bottom line.

The world could stand to have a few more good leaders. We’re taught that leadership is reserved to a few, but John Maxwell believes leadership is earned.  Maxwell puts the onus on current leaders, whom he tasks with learning how to develop leaders. 

Success is in the eye of the beholder. It can come from individual pursuits, but it’s often more rewarding when it’s a group achievement.  Leadership expert, John Maxwell, learned how to help people and shift his mindset from that of a soloist to a conductor after Zig Ziglar said that you get more when you give more.