Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles
From John P. Kotter’s book Leading Change
Drucker Leadership Definition
A Leader is someone [anyone] who has followers
Drucker’s views on leadership were summarized by Cohen. According to Drucker, leaders should:
– be strategic planners [vision]
– model business ethics and personal integrity [values]
– use the military leadership model [culture]
– correctly use motivation [inspiration]
– market the organization [communication]
Drucker on Leadership: New Lessons from the Father of Modern Management by William A. Cohen PhD (Author)
A fresh look at vital lessons from “The Father of Modern Management”–exploring Peter Drucker’s teachings on leadership
As we approach what would have been his 100th birthday, the late Peter Drucker’s management principles continue to be studied and applied by managers all over the world. Though many seek his lessons on the central element of management-leadership-he in fact wrote relatively little under this actual subject heading. Now, for the first time, William A. Cohen, a former student of Drucker’s and a leadership expert and author in his own right, brings together Drucker’s reflections on leadership, culled from his 40 books and hundreds of articles. Explaining why there is so little know about Drucker’s ideas on leadership, this book is a must-read for students and fans alike looking to lead better in today’s world.
John Maxwell Leadership Definition
Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.
As defined by John Maxwell in The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You
Leadership Definition
Leadership is the capacity to influence others through inspiration, motivated by a passion, generated by a vision, produced by a conviction, and ignited by a purpose.
As defined at a Diversity Champions Workshop by Guardian Quest
Julius Erving Quotes
“Being a professional is doing the things you love on the days you don’t feel like doing them.”
“If you don’t do what’s best for your body, you’re the one who comes up on the short end.”
“The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life – mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.”
“To be great we need to win games we aren’t supposed to win.”
“I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.”
“Goals determine what you’re going to be.”
“I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Erving
List of Ten Things We Want Most in Life
- Opportunity to succeed (43%)
- The good life (37%)
- The pursuit of happiness (34%)
- The American dream (22%)
- A fair shake (17%)
- To be left alone (13%)
- A fresh start (9%)
- Everything I can get (9%)
- A fighting chance (8%)
- A new beginning (8%)
The American dream has been dropping on the list because young people don’t think they will ever achieve it. Wanting the good life has moved up in its place.
Source: Dr Frank Luntz, Luntz-Malansky Strategic Research 2009
Category Posts in WordPress Pages
My weblog goes exactly against common recommendations to choose a narrow niche subject (or one with a lot of scantily clad girls) and stick to it in order to grow readers. I don’t care about that. What I care about is archiving my stuff somewhere where others can access it if they want to…if not, no big deal.
My stuff is very eclectic a varies depending on what I am currently thinking about or doing. I wanted to organize topics into pages for easier access. I love the Simplr WordPress Theme because it focuses the reader on the content, not on flash. Simplr puts the categories at the bottom of the page, even though there is a skip content option I would rather have my topics up front. After a little searching I found the topic resolves on WP forums here: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/257767
I combined a couple of the recommendations. Here’s how I did it [DISCLAIMER: I know code like I know Spanish…enough to order fajitas and ask for El Baño] (more…)
List of Ten Trust Behaviors
- Communicate. Clearly let others know what you and they can expect
- Listen. Listen more than you talk
- Follow-through. Keep your promises and expectations
- Own-up. When you or a subordinate fall short take personal accountability
- Trust. You have to trust others for them to trust you
- Respect. Respect others regardless of their position
- WYSIWYG. Be a what you see is what you get person
- Loyalty. Be loyal to others and they will trust you
- Empathize. Good or bad put yourself in their shoes
- Recognize. Remember the small thing
Prepare for the Warrior
There comes a point in everyone’s life when they determine the veracity of their character. Some may think they know, but not until pressed by hardship, fear or heartache will they really know. All other times are spent in preparation. When the moment of trial comes will you be irrelevant, expendable, a fighter, or a warrior?
“Out of every 100 men, ten shouldn’t even be there, Eighty are just targets, Nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.” – Hericletus, circa 500 BC
Prepare to be a fighter and the leader will become a warrior when most needed. Anything less is a wasted opportunity to matter.
The Boyfriend Driving Test
It’s usually a truck or sometimes an older car. The inside of the vehicles are decorated with a mixture of ironic photographs and/or action figures. The drivers are the same mixture of common individuality, sporting spotty facial hair, trendy clothing (or sloppy), and a forced expression of interest. And I’m supposed to be good with placing one of my prized possessions into their care.
If you’re the father of teenage girls you are familiar with the struggle, if your daughters are too young to date you will be familiar. The struggle we all face is how to balance the inevitability of dating with the honest desire to never let your precious girl out of the house…ever. My solution: the boyfriend driving test.
Before a new boy can take responsibility for my daughter’s safety they must pass a no kiddin’ driver’s test during which the boy and I (alone) drive a test route complete with turns, merges, highway driving, and attention tests. The driving is really a secondary goal, primarily the test accomplishes several, things chief among them: let the boy know who i am (I’m pretty big but that doesn’t matter), that I care deeply for my daughters, and to give me a platform for “the talk.” The driver test goes down like this:
- Meet the boy and get in the passenger seat making a big show of buckling the safety belt. NOTE: If the boy doesn’t get out of the vehicle to meet you make sure to point that out.
- Explain the route and what you expect out of the test…start driving
- Start with small talk and see how distracted they are…what do you do? are you in athletics? do you go to church? etc.
- Halfway through the test start with the harder questions: Do you drink alcohol? Do your friends? How do you treat girls?
- Right before the end of the test, when he is really starting to squirm, start “the talk.” You will know how to craft your talk, mine goes something like this:
“[Boy] I want you to know something, my daughter is precious to me, I take great pride in her and her safety. Throughout her life I have taken the awesome responsibility for her safety very seriously. When you pick her up I am transferring that responsibility temporarily to you, I expect you to take the responsibility as seriously as I do. If you’re thinking you have to do something to impress her stop that thinking, she is already impressed or she wouldn’t have agreed to a date. There is no need to speed, peel out, or take curves too fast. Most people like to go the speed limit plus 5 mph because the police give a cushion…I expect the opposite, drive 2-5 mph UNDER the speed limit.
You will tell me where you are going and what you are doing, if you deviate from your schedule I expect a call from you. You will return her to the house exactly on time unless you have to speed to get her there. If you will be late you will call and let me know, and I will give you a grace period so you do not have to speed to get her home.
[NOTE: The severity of this next part depends on how much of a jerk the boy seems to be] Should you not take your safety responsibility seriously and put my daughter at risk or God forbid hurt her, I will not be happy and you WILL suffer the wrath of my displeasure.”
I’ve never failed a boy during the driving test but have come close. My favorite statement during a test so far is, “My mom is very strict on my driving, this is only the third time she has let me drive on the highway alone.” These types of statements don’t inspire confidence, but with the right focus during “the talk” will help mitigate concerns, but they will never go away.
It’s important to note that my daughters say they hate the boyfriend driving test, but it’s apparent they love that I care enough to keep them safe. When a boy asks them out they know to inform them about the driving test. They have figured out that the ones who refuse to take it are not boy’s they want to be with…
Good luck and I will pray for you.