Leadership VoicesMentoring | 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 A Leadership Development Methodology http://leadershipvoices.com/2019/02/13/a-leadership-development-methodology/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2019/02/13/a-leadership-development-methodology/#respond Wed, 13 Feb 2019 20:52:26 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10966 There must be structure and a methodology in a leadership coaching relationship if you want to maximize your chances of success. A leadership coach must have a personal organizational structure and a methodology in order to be successful in their own leadership role. And they must be able to communicate that methodology or advocate for […]

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]]> There must be structure and a methodology in a leadership coaching relationship if you want to maximize your chances of success. A leadership coach must have a personal organizational structure and a methodology in order to be successful in their own leadership role. And they must be able to communicate that methodology or advocate for […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/2019/02/13/a-leadership-development-methodology/feed/ 0 10966 A Problem, A Tool, & Three Principles for Mentoring http://leadershipvoices.com/2019/02/03/a-problem-a-tool-three-principles-for-mentoring/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2019/02/03/a-problem-a-tool-three-principles-for-mentoring/#respond Sun, 03 Feb 2019 19:57:50 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10953 Leadership is not taught. It is modeled. Therefore, it must be lived out and demonstrated before our very eyes in order to be able to impact followers and those who yearn to be leaders. In other words, it is “caught” and not taught. If it is true that leadership must be modeled, and I believe […]

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]]> Leadership is not taught. It is modeled. Therefore, it must be lived out and demonstrated before our very eyes in order to be able to impact followers and those who yearn to be leaders. In other words, it is “caught” and not taught. If it is true that leadership must be modeled, and I believe […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/2019/02/03/a-problem-a-tool-three-principles-for-mentoring/feed/ 0 10953 What Does Leadership Look Like? http://leadershipvoices.com/2018/03/19/what-does-leadership-look-like/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2018/03/19/what-does-leadership-look-like/#respond Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:18:15 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10667   Have you ever done a Google image search for the word “leader?” If you have, you’ve probably noticed a lot of mountain climbing, pointing, flag carrying, and little stick figures that look more like game tokens than they look like leaders. Throw in a person speaking in a microphone or megaphone to a crowd […]

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]]>   Have you ever done a Google image search for the word “leader?” If you have, you’ve probably noticed a lot of mountain climbing, pointing, flag carrying, and little stick figures that look more like game tokens than they look like leaders. Throw in a person speaking in a microphone or megaphone to a crowd […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/2018/03/19/what-does-leadership-look-like/feed/ 0 10667 Lead Big or Lead Small http://leadershipvoices.com/2018/02/11/lead-big-or-lead-small/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2018/02/11/lead-big-or-lead-small/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2018 02:48:53 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10633 Sometimes leading small is really leading big. It is human nature for most folks, when given a choice, to choose the big piece of pie instead of the smaller piece. Leaders are no different. There are some really great books out there that talk about servant leadership and one with the title, Leaders Eat Last. […]

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]]> Sometimes leading small is really leading big. It is human nature for most folks, when given a choice, to choose the big piece of pie instead of the smaller piece. Leaders are no different. There are some really great books out there that talk about servant leadership and one with the title, Leaders Eat Last. […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/2018/02/11/lead-big-or-lead-small/feed/ 0 10633 Leading, Coaching, and Mentoring http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/11/15/leading-coaching-and-mentoring/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/11/15/leading-coaching-and-mentoring/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:42:38 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10513 One of the great things about being involved in leadership development and coaching is the opportunity to be constantly learning and developing your own skills in these areas. They say that “you teach that which you need to learn the most.” Although I don’t really subscribe to that theory, there is a thread running through […]

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]]> One of the great things about being involved in leadership development and coaching is the opportunity to be constantly learning and developing your own skills in these areas. They say that “you teach that which you need to learn the most.” Although I don’t really subscribe to that theory, there is a thread running through […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/11/15/leading-coaching-and-mentoring/feed/ 0 10513 Nuts and Trees http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/11/02/nuts-and-trees/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/11/02/nuts-and-trees/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2017 21:51:58 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10494 I may have mentioned a time or two before that I love great quotes. The more obscure and pithier the quote, the more I like it. And if I can find a Latin quote, well, that makes it better than a Will Rodgers or Mark Twain quote by far! I think I have established a […]

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]]> I may have mentioned a time or two before that I love great quotes. The more obscure and pithier the quote, the more I like it. And if I can find a Latin quote, well, that makes it better than a Will Rodgers or Mark Twain quote by far! I think I have established a […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/11/02/nuts-and-trees/feed/ 0 10494 Principles of Intentional Mentoring  http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/10/28/principles-of-intentional-mentoring/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/10/28/principles-of-intentional-mentoring/#respond Sat, 28 Oct 2017 13:00:55 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10482 There are some genuine considerations for the would-be protégé. In fact, there are four that I would have you consider today. We need to identify a leader that is worthy of following. It is an indictment of our culture, and maybe even our own judgment sometimes, that we would need to be reminded of this […]

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]]> There are some genuine considerations for the would-be protégé. In fact, there are four that I would have you consider today. We need to identify a leader that is worthy of following. It is an indictment of our culture, and maybe even our own judgment sometimes, that we would need to be reminded of this […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/10/28/principles-of-intentional-mentoring/feed/ 0 10482 Active Mentoring  http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/10/24/active-mentoring/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/10/24/active-mentoring/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:37:48 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10478 When you pause a few moments to think about it, consider just how great it would be to sit down with one of the most well-known leaders of all time. Wouldn’t that be incredible? I would never put myself out there as that level of leader for a moment. But, I know that what everyone […]

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]]> When you pause a few moments to think about it, consider just how great it would be to sit down with one of the most well-known leaders of all time. Wouldn’t that be incredible? I would never put myself out there as that level of leader for a moment. But, I know that what everyone […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/10/24/active-mentoring/feed/ 0 10478 Sticks and Stones  http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/10/04/sticks-and-stones/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/10/04/sticks-and-stones/#respond Wed, 04 Oct 2017 20:47:54 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10446 How many of you remember growing up and playing on the playground? What did you say when someone said something mean or hurtful to you? Maybe you said what many children have said when you repeated a little saying. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Oh, how I […]

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]]> How many of you remember growing up and playing on the playground? What did you say when someone said something mean or hurtful to you? Maybe you said what many children have said when you repeated a little saying. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Oh, how I […]

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]]> http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/10/04/sticks-and-stones/feed/ 0 10446 My Mount Rushmore of Mentors http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/08/14/my-mount-rushmore-of-mentors/ http://leadershipvoices.com/2017/08/14/my-mount-rushmore-of-mentors/#respond Mon, 14 Aug 2017 21:54:46 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10366 I had a text message this morning from a man who has been way more influential in my life than he even knows. We had not been in touch for a while due to his move from TX to LA and because of my crazy schedule for the last few months. He was checking in […]

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]]> I had a text message this morning from a man who has been way more influential in my life than he even knows. We had not been in touch for a while due to his move from TX to LA and because of my crazy schedule for the last few months. He was checking in […]

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