Influence, An Introvert's Perspective
I am an introvert and unfortunately, live in a world that tends to like heroes. But I treat it as a challenge. I feel that I can lead and influence without the power, charisma, or advantage that...
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The Learning Zone - Everyday Action for Learning
Learning is key to leadership. It's a simple idea. However, we also know that learning is complex with many styles, approaches, and theories. It is easy to propose that learning is essential but how...
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Building Trust Every Day - It's Important, It's Easy
Trust is an essential element of leadership.To me, there is a solid link as validated in some of my previous explorations where I cited the work of James M.Kouzes and Barry Z.Posner from The Leadership...
View ArticleQuiet Leaders Prove Better Leaders
There is new research about the effectiveness of introvert leaders that validates many of the concepts I discuss here. As I have written before, I'm an introvert and contrary to the belief of some,...
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Great Leaders Should Behave Like a Teacher
There are some obvious common elements at the intersection of leadership and teaching. Perhaps the most obvious is that good teachers are leaders.However, the intersection took a different direction...
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Great Leaders Act Like a Teacher - Lead to an Objective
In my previous post, I drew parallels between leadership and teaching. I have deep regard for the skills of a good teacher and good leaders seem to naturally apply their skills. Here are the five...
View ArticleGreat Leaders Act Like a Teacher - Master the Art of Skillful Questioning
In my previous posts, I drew parallels between leadership and teaching. I have deep regard for the skills of a good teacher and good leaders seem to naturally integrate teacher skills into leadership....
View ArticleLead like a Teacher - Find the Right Role
In previous posts, I drew parallels between leadership and teaching. I have deep regard for the skills of a good teacher and good leaders seem to naturally apply their critcal skills. Here are the five...
View ArticleLead Like a Teacher - Focus on the Follower
In my previous three posts, I linked the skills of leaders and teachers by comparing the five critical behaviors of ateacher to associated leadership skills. I'm a former teacher and I find myself...
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Lead Like a Good Teacher - Be Principled
Good leadership is similar to good teaching. You can also say that good teaching is really good leadership.I have used the last few posts at Lead Quietly to draw links between the critical behaviors of...
View ArticleHow do you know that it is working? You Monitor and Adjust.
Good teachers are always asking, “How do I know that it is working?” Isn’t that also an essential question for leaders?”I have used the last few posts at Lead Quietly to draw links between the...
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Collaboration Is a Team Sport - Three simple ideas for a collaborative...
TweetThe advantages of collaboration on innovation and success is clear. Correspondingly, a challenge of any workplace is to foster collaboration. A recent series on the Harvard Business Review (HBR)...
View ArticleMeekness is not Weakness
Meekness is a strength, in leadership, in teamwork, in life. Is is part of your leadership skills portfolio?At first, this was a difficult association for me because the concept of meek doesn’t have...
View ArticleMy Tribute to Trey Pennington - Be-Attitudes for a New Millennium
Today, I was saddened by the news of the passing of Trey Pennington. I am reaching back into my archives in tribute to his life and great contribution. Please read below. Today, his suicide death...
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Gratitude is Powerful and Contagious
Gratitude is a powerful attitude. I have written about gratitude many times. You can review summaries of three Lead Quietly gratitude posts below. “Show Gratitude” is also Quiet Leader Commandment...
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Newly Etched in Stone - Be Humble
I’m changing my Quiet Leader commandments. Fortunately these commandments are not hosted on stone tablets but I do consider these principles seriously. They go to the core of who I try to be.The new...
View ArticleAdopt a Green Mentality
I’ve written about the importance of learning in leadership often. Those writings included:The Learning Zone – Everyday Action for LearningLearning: Make it InformalFixed or Growth, What’s in your...
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Are you agreeable? I’m sorry to tell you bad news….
As quiet leaders, we pride ourselves in personal qualities like trust, straightforwardness, altruism, compliance, modesty, and tender-mindedness. These qualities are among the elements that researchers...
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Leadership Styles are Like Golf Clubs
I recognize that different leadership styles are required for different situations. No one style is adequate for different people, groups or situations. On the golf course, you pull a different club...
View ArticleThe Story Behind Storytelling
I was intrigued by storytelling this past week. The idea started when I had conversations with two people who could captivate you with their storytelling. The first was a colleague who seemed to be...
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