Leadership VoicesLeadership Traits | 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 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 What Does a Leader Say? https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/04/16/what-does-a-leader-say/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/04/16/what-does-a-leader-say/#respond Mon, 16 Apr 2018 20:36:18 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10704 What does Mimi always say? That was the question that we asked our youngest grandchild as we were sitting around the dining room table yesterday afternoon. For those of you who know some of my parenting rules, you will know that I do not like asking a question to which I don’t already know the […]

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]]> What does Mimi always say? That was the question that we asked our youngest grandchild as we were sitting around the dining room table yesterday afternoon. For those of you who know some of my parenting rules, you will know that I do not like asking a question to which I don’t already know the […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/04/16/what-does-a-leader-say/feed/ 0 10704 What Does Leadership Feel Like? https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/04/02/what-does-leadership-feel-like/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/04/02/what-does-leadership-feel-like/#respond Mon, 02 Apr 2018 13:35:46 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10686 I just couldn’t resist one more article in this series. This last one will deal with how leadership feels — both for the leader and the follower. Maybe it is more of a “groove” than just a feeling. Maybe it is really nothing more than leadership “mojo.” But, there is an undeniable feeling when you […]

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]]> I just couldn’t resist one more article in this series. This last one will deal with how leadership feels — both for the leader and the follower. Maybe it is more of a “groove” than just a feeling. Maybe it is really nothing more than leadership “mojo.” But, there is an undeniable feeling when you […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/04/02/what-does-leadership-feel-like/feed/ 0 10686 What Does Leadership Sound Like? https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/03/26/what-does-leadership-sound-like/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/03/26/what-does-leadership-sound-like/#respond Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:32:58 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10678 Wow! The feedback that I received from so many of you about the “look” of leadership was amazing. And, even if I had not already planned today’s article as a follow-up, it would be an imperative in light of the interest in the “leadership look.” So, let’s consider if there is a “sound” associated with […]

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]]> Wow! The feedback that I received from so many of you about the “look” of leadership was amazing. And, even if I had not already planned today’s article as a follow-up, it would be an imperative in light of the interest in the “leadership look.” So, let’s consider if there is a “sound” associated with […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/03/26/what-does-leadership-sound-like/feed/ 0 10678 #LeadershipStrong in 2018 https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/01/01/leadershipstrong-in-2018/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/01/01/leadershipstrong-in-2018/#respond Mon, 01 Jan 2018 23:43:45 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10571 For any who live in or around Houston, TX and the south Texas region, you will be aware that #HoustonStrong became the hashtag that dominated social media in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. It came to represent the strength and resilience of folks of the greater Houston metropolitan area. Texans are made of the same […]

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]]> For any who live in or around Houston, TX and the south Texas region, you will be aware that #HoustonStrong became the hashtag that dominated social media in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. It came to represent the strength and resilience of folks of the greater Houston metropolitan area. Texans are made of the same […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2018/01/01/leadershipstrong-in-2018/feed/ 0 10571 Strength vs. Toughness https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/12/29/strength-vs-toughness/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/12/29/strength-vs-toughness/#respond Sat, 30 Dec 2017 03:00:08 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10563 Coaching young leaders, and coaching those who aspire to lead, gives me incredible opportunities to take a look at all of the combinations of skills and traits that make up a great leader. Recently, I was in a conversation with a young leader who has a fair amount of both. But I was postulating on […]

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]]> Coaching young leaders, and coaching those who aspire to lead, gives me incredible opportunities to take a look at all of the combinations of skills and traits that make up a great leader. Recently, I was in a conversation with a young leader who has a fair amount of both. But I was postulating on […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/12/29/strength-vs-toughness/feed/ 0 10563 Leadership Soup https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/11/23/leadership-soup/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/11/23/leadership-soup/#respond Fri, 24 Nov 2017 01:12:54 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10528 I was trying to come up with something memorable and appropriate to say on this Thanksgiving Day of 2017. BrainyQuote.com had serious quotes, funny quotes, thought-provoking quotes, and more than one guilt-inducing quotes. But, then, I came across this little gem. What a marvelous resource soup is for the thrifty cook – it solves the […]

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]]> I was trying to come up with something memorable and appropriate to say on this Thanksgiving Day of 2017. BrainyQuote.com had serious quotes, funny quotes, thought-provoking quotes, and more than one guilt-inducing quotes. But, then, I came across this little gem. What a marvelous resource soup is for the thrifty cook – it solves the […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/11/23/leadership-soup/feed/ 0 10528 Leading Without the Adrenaline Rush https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/09/11/leading-without-the-adrenaline-rush/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/09/11/leading-without-the-adrenaline-rush/#respond Mon, 11 Sep 2017 21:42:16 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10413 Crisis leadership is a 24 hour a day adrenaline rush. It is a crisis and you are leading folks through that crisis. You have led well. The crisis has passed. And now you are coming down from the adrenaline rush that has flowed through your veins for the past few days or weeks. Now what? […]

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]]> Crisis leadership is a 24 hour a day adrenaline rush. It is a crisis and you are leading folks through that crisis. You have led well. The crisis has passed. And now you are coming down from the adrenaline rush that has flowed through your veins for the past few days or weeks. Now what? […]

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