Leadership VoicesChanges | Leadership Voices http://leadershipvoices.com Legacy Leadership Principles For Today And Those That You Are Leading Sun, 01 Sep 2019 12:45:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 79463028 Don’t Be Afraid To Look Funny http://leadershipvoices.com/2018/04/23/dont-be-afraid-to-look-funny/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2018/04/23/dont-be-afraid-to-look-funny/#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:27:58 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10714 I am putting the final touches on a manuscript. One of the tasks given to me by my editor is to chase down a quote that I plan to use to drive home a point in one of the chapters toward the end of the book. I have said many times that I truly love […]

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]]> I am putting the final touches on a manuscript. One of the tasks given to me by my editor is to chase down a quote that I plan to use to drive home a point in one of the chapters toward the end of the book. I have said many times that I truly love […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/2018/04/23/dont-be-afraid-to-look-funny/feed/ 0 10714 20 Things You Need In A New Leader http://leadershipvoices.com/2016/09/22/20-things-you-need-in-a-new-leader/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2016/09/22/20-things-you-need-in-a-new-leader/#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:51:38 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=9764 Perhaps we don’t really “need” a new leader. Maybe we just really “want” it. Do you ever feel that way? Change is inevitable. I know, that is so cliché. That doesn’t make it any less true. Leadership change is often needed when organizations have plateaued, been through a crisis, or leaders have taken themselves out […]

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]]> Perhaps we don’t really “need” a new leader. Maybe we just really “want” it. Do you ever feel that way? Change is inevitable. I know, that is so cliché. That doesn’t make it any less true. Leadership change is often needed when organizations have plateaued, been through a crisis, or leaders have taken themselves out […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/announcements/commenting-just-got-easier/feed/ 3 8325 Battlestar Voices, the Skirmish with the Fifth “S” http://leadershipvoices.com/2014/11/19/battlestar-voices-the-skirmish-with-the-fifth-s/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2014/11/19/battlestar-voices-the-skirmish-with-the-fifth-s/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:32:15 +0000 Scott Hilton http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7964 I have been through several 5S training modules during the different stops in my career path.  5S is a methodology generated by Japanese manufacturing to improve the organization of a working area to drive efficiency and effectiveness.  5S stands for 5 stages identified by words that starts with the letter “S”.  These stages are: Sort, […]

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]]> I have been through several 5S training modules during the different stops in my career path.  5S is a methodology generated by Japanese manufacturing to improve the organization of a working area to drive efficiency and effectiveness.  5S stands for 5 stages identified by words that starts with the letter “S”.  These stages are: Sort, […]

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]]>   So many of the world’s problems, and the issues that organizations, businesses, and people face every day can seem intractable and unsolvable. Leadership consultants Ronald Heifetz, Alexander Grashow and Marty Linsky discussed a new way to lead the charge to change in their book in 2009 entitled, “Adaptive Leadership”. Adaptive Leadership calls for moving […]

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]]>   Great leaders are always “listening for the future” all the while staying grounded in the here and the now. That sounds impressive and insightful.  But what does it mean?  Simply, it means that our society is evolving into a noisy, chaotic world; characterized by “volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity” (This is what “Futurist” Bob […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/2014/09/22/listening-for-the-future/feed/ 0 7610 Waiting on the World to Change http://leadershipvoices.com/2014/06/02/waiting-on-the-world-to-change/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2014/06/02/waiting-on-the-world-to-change/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:27:18 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=6826 Well, I can honestly say that I don’t think I have ever heard a John Mayer song sung in church before the pastor got up to preach. Tomorrow, I won’t be able to make that statement. The song immediately preceding the message was “Waiting on the World to Change”. And many of you will instantly […]

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]]> Well, I can honestly say that I don’t think I have ever heard a John Mayer song sung in church before the pastor got up to preach. Tomorrow, I won’t be able to make that statement. The song immediately preceding the message was “Waiting on the World to Change”. And many of you will instantly […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/2014/06/02/waiting-on-the-world-to-change/feed/ 3 6826 Coming Attractions: Leadership Language http://leadershipvoices.com/2014/05/27/coming-attractions-leadership-language/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2014/05/27/coming-attractions-leadership-language/#comments Wed, 28 May 2014 00:14:05 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=6783 As a leader, am I hanging on to the past or am I grabbing on to the future? This is an important question to consider because it speaks to our nature, to our ability to change, and to our willingness to adapt in order to become an effective leader. It also speaks to the everchanging […]

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]]> As a leader, am I hanging on to the past or am I grabbing on to the future? This is an important question to consider because it speaks to our nature, to our ability to change, and to our willingness to adapt in order to become an effective leader. It also speaks to the everchanging […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/2014/05/27/coming-attractions-leadership-language/feed/ 5 6783 Celebrating, Taking a Break and Some Changes http://leadershipvoices.com/2014/01/08/celebrating-taking-a-break-and-some-changes/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2014/01/08/celebrating-taking-a-break-and-some-changes/#comments Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:39:57 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=5866 Leadership Voices entered 2014 with a full head of steam thanks to a strong finish to 2013. We have seen our readership grow beyond our wildest dreams.  Since we started analyzing our website activity on March 3rd of last year and through the end of December we had almost 11,000 visits to the many pages […]

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]]> Leadership Voices entered 2014 with a full head of steam thanks to a strong finish to 2013. We have seen our readership grow beyond our wildest dreams.  Since we started analyzing our website activity on March 3rd of last year and through the end of December we had almost 11,000 visits to the many pages […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/2014/01/08/celebrating-taking-a-break-and-some-changes/feed/ 1 5866 Lots of Changes Going On http://leadershipvoices.com/2013/02/19/lots-of-changes-going-on/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2013/02/19/lots-of-changes-going-on/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:20:38 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=1799 There are a lot of changes going on at LeadershipVoices.  We are gaining momentum and traffic on the blog is greater than ever. “Manday” has been a huge success.  Rene Rivera’s recent article has created a little buzz both on the blog and in lots of private conversations.  I think that is a great thing! […]

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]]> There are a lot of changes going on at LeadershipVoices.  We are gaining momentum and traffic on the blog is greater than ever. “Manday” has been a huge success.  Rene Rivera’s recent article has created a little buzz both on the blog and in lots of private conversations.  I think that is a great thing! […]

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