Leadership VoicesLeadership Development | Leadership Voices https://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 Leadership Development Coaching https://leadershipvoices.com/2019/01/17/leadership-development-coaching/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2019/01/17/leadership-development-coaching/#respond Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:26:46 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10936 Everything does not rise and fall based upon a well thought out and proper plan when it comes to leadership development. You may think so based upon the content of my previous article on this topic. A good plan is important. A good coach is of equal importance.  That is especially true of certain leadership […]

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]]> Everything does not rise and fall based upon a well thought out and proper plan when it comes to leadership development. You may think so based upon the content of my previous article on this topic. A good plan is important. A good coach is of equal importance.  That is especially true of certain leadership […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2019/01/17/leadership-development-coaching/feed/ 0 10936 Leadership Development Plan https://leadershipvoices.com/2019/01/14/leadership-development-plan/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2019/01/14/leadership-development-plan/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2019 19:57:12 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10928 What are the key components of any good and well thought out plan? Surely there would be some components to all leadership development plans that would be universal and common regardless of the specific leader being developed. And there are. There are components that are common whether you are a CEO, a front-line supervisor, departmental […]

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]]> What are the key components of any good and well thought out plan? Surely there would be some components to all leadership development plans that would be universal and common regardless of the specific leader being developed. And there are. There are components that are common whether you are a CEO, a front-line supervisor, departmental […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2019/01/14/leadership-development-plan/feed/ 1 10928 What Does Leadership Look Like? https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/03/19/what-does-leadership-look-like/ https://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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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/03/19/what-does-leadership-look-like/feed/ 0 10667 Projecting and Reflecting https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/05/08/projecting-and-reflecting/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/05/08/projecting-and-reflecting/#respond Mon, 08 May 2017 14:51:23 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10219 Our followers will reflect whatever you project. It is just that simple. It is also just that scary. Many years ago when our children were very young, I was joking about their behavior (and by behavior I mean misbehavior) in Sunday School one morning. I jokingly said that they must have learned that behavior while playing […]

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]]> Our followers will reflect whatever you project. It is just that simple. It is also just that scary. Many years ago when our children were very young, I was joking about their behavior (and by behavior I mean misbehavior) in Sunday School one morning. I jokingly said that they must have learned that behavior while playing […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/05/08/projecting-and-reflecting/feed/ 0 10219 Comparing Leaders of the Past and the Present https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/01/23/comparing-leaders-of-the-past-and-the-present/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/01/23/comparing-leaders-of-the-past-and-the-present/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2017 13:39:51 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10040 One of the questions and conversations that arise from time to time in my circle of influence is about leaders today and leaders from the past. Recently, I had a conversation about leadership and the leadership crisis in our culture today. One of my hypotheses is that we are just one generation away from losing […]

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]]> One of the questions and conversations that arise from time to time in my circle of influence is about leaders today and leaders from the past. Recently, I had a conversation about leadership and the leadership crisis in our culture today. One of my hypotheses is that we are just one generation away from losing […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/01/23/comparing-leaders-of-the-past-and-the-present/feed/ 0 10040 Building Leaders: A Better Model https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/11/17/building-leaders-a-better-model/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/11/17/building-leaders-a-better-model/#respond Fri, 18 Nov 2016 02:52:58 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=9878 Outside of the moral absolutes that we would all commonly accept, there really aren’t a wholly agreed upon set of absolutes for the many pursuits of our lives. And, although I would reject moral relativism, I do accept a certain continuum when it comes to leadership and leadership development. What does that mean? That means […]

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]]> Outside of the moral absolutes that we would all commonly accept, there really aren’t a wholly agreed upon set of absolutes for the many pursuits of our lives. And, although I would reject moral relativism, I do accept a certain continuum when it comes to leadership and leadership development. What does that mean? That means […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/11/17/building-leaders-a-better-model/feed/ 0 9878 Coaching https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/10/24/coaching/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/10/24/coaching/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2016 04:35:57 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=9837 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 subscribe to that theory, there is a thread running through it […]

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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 subscribe to that theory, there is a thread running through it […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/10/24/coaching/feed/ 0 9837 7 Questions To Answer To Move Beyond Good Intentions https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/08/22/7-questions-to-answer-to-move-beyond-good-intentions/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/08/22/7-questions-to-answer-to-move-beyond-good-intentions/#respond Mon, 22 Aug 2016 14:20:25 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=9710 Are good intentions enough? At some point, it is reasonable to be evaluated based on our performance and not just our intentions. So much of what is mainstream thought today seems to indicate that as long as you try really, really hard, then you have accomplished something. That may or may not be accurate. You have […]

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]]> Are good intentions enough? At some point, it is reasonable to be evaluated based on our performance and not just our intentions. So much of what is mainstream thought today seems to indicate that as long as you try really, really hard, then you have accomplished something. That may or may not be accurate. You have […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/08/22/7-questions-to-answer-to-move-beyond-good-intentions/feed/ 0 9710 How Important Are Results? https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/03/31/how-important-are-results/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/03/31/how-important-are-results/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2016 20:14:42 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=9456 Everyone knows that there are “unreasonable expectations.” But, are there “reasonable expectations” that we can have when it comes to our leaders? I believe that there are reasonable expectations that we can have for our leaders. I believe that it is reasonable to expect honesty, integrity, diligence, dependability, and probably much more. But, I also […]

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]]> Everyone knows that there are “unreasonable expectations.” But, are there “reasonable expectations” that we can have when it comes to our leaders? I believe that there are reasonable expectations that we can have for our leaders. I believe that it is reasonable to expect honesty, integrity, diligence, dependability, and probably much more. But, I also […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/03/31/how-important-are-results/feed/ 0 9456 Build Another Follower in 2016 https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/01/11/build-another-follower-in-2016/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/01/11/build-another-follower-in-2016/#respond Mon, 11 Jan 2016 07:47:10 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=9237 Who knows if this pithy little saying is really attributable to any one person. The first time I came across it was many years ago and it was attributed as “an ancient Chinese proverb.” Maybe it is ancient, maybe it is not. But it is certainly true. And here it is: “A man that thinks […]

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]]> Who knows if this pithy little saying is really attributable to any one person. The first time I came across it was many years ago and it was attributed as “an ancient Chinese proverb.” Maybe it is ancient, maybe it is not. But it is certainly true. And here it is: “A man that thinks […]

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