Few people create masterworks. On the other hand, almost anyone can efface--or even destroy--works of excellence. Individuals today can find the means to destroy the work of ages. All too often we …
Eagles and Sparrows
Serve to Lead identifies an emerging trend of 21st century leadership: private lives becoming interwoven with public lives. That trend is becoming ever more conspicuous. Where are we now? …
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10 Trends in 21st Century Environmental Leadership
The mantra is that every day should be Earth Day. We've all become more attuned to the ways in which all of our actions—individually and collectively—can create environmental costs. In the …
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Lincoln Leadership Failure | Succession Planning
It’s currently fashionable to diminish or dismiss the part played by individual leaders. Nonetheless, there are a few leaders whose actions and visions are decisive by any reckoning. Things would have …
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Bureaucracy is the Enemy
Office, 1719 | Public Domain | Wikimedia Commons You think about it when you contact the often ironically named “customer service” section of a major corporation. You think about it …