Leadership VoicesLeadership Lessons | 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 Labor and Leadership https://leadershipvoices.com/2019/09/01/labor-and-leadership/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2019/09/01/labor-and-leadership/#respond Sun, 01 Sep 2019 12:45:10 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10980 As I sit here this morning and gather my thoughts, I am tired. I am feeling my age. And I am feeling the effects of the last several months. It was not full of physical labor. My work does not require the kind of heavy lifting and strenuous physical activity that many folks experience in […]

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]]> As I sit here this morning and gather my thoughts, I am tired. I am feeling my age. And I am feeling the effects of the last several months. It was not full of physical labor. My work does not require the kind of heavy lifting and strenuous physical activity that many folks experience in […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2019/09/01/labor-and-leadership/feed/ 0 10980 Even Leaders Need Help https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/07/09/even-leaders-need-help/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/07/09/even-leaders-need-help/#respond Mon, 09 Jul 2018 13:49:02 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10828 With as much humility as I can muster, I will say that I am a very comfortable public speaker. It is one of my strengths. But, there are a lot of areas where I have weaknesses. The older that I get, the more that technology has become a weakness. More than admitting a weakness There […]

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]]> With as much humility as I can muster, I will say that I am a very comfortable public speaker. It is one of my strengths. But, there are a lot of areas where I have weaknesses. The older that I get, the more that technology has become a weakness. More than admitting a weakness There […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/07/09/even-leaders-need-help/feed/ 0 10828 Comfort and Navigation https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/07/02/comfort-and-navigation/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/07/02/comfort-and-navigation/#respond Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:12:08 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10819 Last week I gave you a little insight into some of my travails. It was actually the travails of my travels. It was a little tough to get home from a recent trip. And the whole experience provided some great leadership insights. I didn’t include all of them last week. This week I want to […]

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]]> Last week I gave you a little insight into some of my travails. It was actually the travails of my travels. It was a little tough to get home from a recent trip. And the whole experience provided some great leadership insights. I didn’t include all of them last week. This week I want to […]

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]]> We were supposed to board the plane at 2:50 pm and be “wheels up” at 3:19 pm. That was the plan. But the incoming plane arrived with three broken seats and we were placed on a mechanical delay. In the midst of doing the pre-flight routine, the pilots discovered that the plane had also been […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/06/25/direct-communication-is-best/feed/ 0 10811 Serving on a Board – Part 3 https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/06/18/serving-on-a-board-part-3/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/06/18/serving-on-a-board-part-3/#respond Mon, 18 Jun 2018 10:49:24 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10802 We have covered the role of a body or group of leaders known as a board. And we have covered the role of the individual within that body. Now it is time for the secret sauce if there is such a thing. From my perspective, the secret sauce is servant leadership. What is Servant Leadership? […]

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]]> We have covered the role of a body or group of leaders known as a board. And we have covered the role of the individual within that body. Now it is time for the secret sauce if there is such a thing. From my perspective, the secret sauce is servant leadership. What is Servant Leadership? […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/06/18/serving-on-a-board-part-3/feed/ 0 10802 Serving on a Board – Part 2 https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/06/11/serving-on-a-board-part-2/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/06/11/serving-on-a-board-part-2/#respond Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:28:27 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10788   Help! I was just elected to serve on a board. Has that ever happened to you? If so, then I have some more guidance for you this week.  Last week I took a look at the role of a board. I chose to look at it from the perspective of the purpose that it […]

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]]>   Help! I was just elected to serve on a board. Has that ever happened to you? If so, then I have some more guidance for you this week.  Last week I took a look at the role of a board. I chose to look at it from the perspective of the purpose that it […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/06/11/serving-on-a-board-part-2/feed/ 0 10788 Serving on a Board https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/06/04/serving-on-a-board/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/06/04/serving-on-a-board/#respond Mon, 04 Jun 2018 12:20:42 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10773 Currently, I am observing the performance (or lack thereof) of six or seven non-profit boards. I have my eyes on a couple of profit-making ventures as well. If you are serving on one of these kinds of boards, then I have some observations and some thoughts for you today. Profit Oriented Enterprises If you serve […]

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]]> Currently, I am observing the performance (or lack thereof) of six or seven non-profit boards. I have my eyes on a couple of profit-making ventures as well. If you are serving on one of these kinds of boards, then I have some observations and some thoughts for you today. Profit Oriented Enterprises If you serve […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/06/04/serving-on-a-board/feed/ 0 10773 The Value of Loyal Followers https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/05/29/the-value-of-loyal-followers/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/05/29/the-value-of-loyal-followers/#respond Tue, 29 May 2018 21:58:51 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10766 Someone gave me an opportunity to speak at a high school commencement this past weekend. It was an extraordinary honor. Watch in the coming days for some thoughts from that commencement address.  One of the things that I needed to provide was a short bio for the principal to use when he introduced me. Drafting […]

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]]> Someone gave me an opportunity to speak at a high school commencement this past weekend. It was an extraordinary honor. Watch in the coming days for some thoughts from that commencement address.  One of the things that I needed to provide was a short bio for the principal to use when he introduced me. Drafting […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/05/29/the-value-of-loyal-followers/feed/ 0 10766 Vision = “What” and Leadership = “How” https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/05/21/vision-what-and-leadership-how/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/05/21/vision-what-and-leadership-how/#respond Mon, 21 May 2018 21:01:32 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10757 My own personal journey toward understanding various forms of leadership began many years ago. It began in a medium-sized church in Marietta, Georgia in 1983. I was 22 years of age and I was elected to the church board I was the youngest board member elected that year.  Prior to that point, I had been […]

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]]> My own personal journey toward understanding various forms of leadership began many years ago. It began in a medium-sized church in Marietta, Georgia in 1983. I was 22 years of age and I was elected to the church board I was the youngest board member elected that year.  Prior to that point, I had been […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/05/21/vision-what-and-leadership-how/feed/ 0 10757 Are You a Visionary Leader? https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/05/14/are-you-a-visionary-leader/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/05/14/are-you-a-visionary-leader/#respond Mon, 14 May 2018 22:24:42 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10746 I am fortunate to be involved with several non-profit organizations. They range from religious, to academic, to secular. Even those that are not religious know one of the passages in the Bible that deal with vision. Here is that often misquoted or misused scripture  “Where there is no vision, the people perish”.  It is found […]

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]]> I am fortunate to be involved with several non-profit organizations. They range from religious, to academic, to secular. Even those that are not religious know one of the passages in the Bible that deal with vision. Here is that often misquoted or misused scripture  “Where there is no vision, the people perish”.  It is found […]

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