Leadership VoicesOn the Team Tuesday | 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 Forging a Leader https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/11/11/forging-a-leader/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/11/11/forging-a-leader/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:07:42 +0000 Billy Long http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7949 There has been a lot of talk on this forum and other forums about being a leader. We have discussed how to become a leader and what a good leader looks like. But I am not sure we have talked enough about the pain and suffering becoming a leader can be. I’m not talking about […]

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]]> There has been a lot of talk on this forum and other forums about being a leader. We have discussed how to become a leader and what a good leader looks like. But I am not sure we have talked enough about the pain and suffering becoming a leader can be. I’m not talking about […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/11/11/forging-a-leader/feed/ 5 7949 Today Is Your Chance https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/11/04/today-is-your-chance/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/11/04/today-is-your-chance/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:20:48 +0000 Billy Long http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7932   It seems that a lot of leaders are hiding behind a mask, which says leadership, but does not necessarily represent it. Today is Election Day, Tuesday, November 4. There is a lot of talk about leadership and what it means, if we are going in the right direction or not. I’ve been involved in […]

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]]>   It seems that a lot of leaders are hiding behind a mask, which says leadership, but does not necessarily represent it. Today is Election Day, Tuesday, November 4. There is a lot of talk about leadership and what it means, if we are going in the right direction or not. I’ve been involved in […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/11/04/today-is-your-chance/feed/ 2 7932 Passive Leadership https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/22/passive-leadership/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/22/passive-leadership/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:22:36 +0000 Billy Long http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7865   I am currently involved in a men’s study at my church and I have been having a hard time engaging with the group. It is because, honestly, it’s boring. I had committed to a friend and Pastor that I would be involved and engaged. But the leader, as great a person as he is, […]

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]]>   I am currently involved in a men’s study at my church and I have been having a hard time engaging with the group. It is because, honestly, it’s boring. I had committed to a friend and Pastor that I would be involved and engaged. But the leader, as great a person as he is, […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/22/passive-leadership/feed/ 2 7865 A Cosmic Do-Over? https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/26/a-cosmic-do-over/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/26/a-cosmic-do-over/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:31:33 +0000 Billy Long http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7357 In the sermon I heard on Sunday morning, there was a lot of talk about going back in time to live our lives differently. I was moved by some of these ideas and thought to myself. “Would I have done anything differently?” The more I thought about it, the more I thought that I would […]

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]]> In the sermon I heard on Sunday morning, there was a lot of talk about going back in time to live our lives differently. I was moved by some of these ideas and thought to myself. “Would I have done anything differently?” The more I thought about it, the more I thought that I would […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/26/a-cosmic-do-over/feed/ 2 7357 When should a leader allow another to lead? https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/12/when-should-a-leader-allow-another-to-lead/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/12/when-should-a-leader-allow-another-to-lead/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:42 +0000 Billy Long http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7225 I have a friend, whom you may know; they contribute to this site as well. Maybe I should back up a little; first of all, I should say a good friend. Second of all, I don’t have a lot of friends. I guess some people don’t care for my humor; some people don’t care for […]

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]]> I have a friend, whom you may know; they contribute to this site as well. Maybe I should back up a little; first of all, I should say a good friend. Second of all, I don’t have a lot of friends. I guess some people don’t care for my humor; some people don’t care for […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/12/when-should-a-leader-allow-another-to-lead/feed/ 2 7225 The Daddy Daughter Disconnect https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/05/the-daddy-daughter-disconnect/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/05/the-daddy-daughter-disconnect/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2014 11:11:30 +0000 Billy Long http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7194 I started this as an attempt to put together a piece on “Leading My Daughters”, in the course of my normal research I found this article and it brought me to tears. Some of you have daughters, some of you don’t, but this is the truth, they are different, and leading them is difficult. I […]

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]]> I started this as an attempt to put together a piece on “Leading My Daughters”, in the course of my normal research I found this article and it brought me to tears. Some of you have daughters, some of you don’t, but this is the truth, they are different, and leading them is difficult. I […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/05/the-daddy-daughter-disconnect/feed/ 2 7194 All men dream https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/07/29/all-men-dream/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/07/29/all-men-dream/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:20:35 +0000 Billy Long http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7164 “All men dream, but not equally. Those who only dream by night in the dusty recesses of there minds, wake in the day to find it was in vain. But dreamers of the day, they are dangerous men, for they may act on their dream with open eyes, and make their dream reality.” T.E. Lawrence […]

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]]> “All men dream, but not equally. Those who only dream by night in the dusty recesses of there minds, wake in the day to find it was in vain. But dreamers of the day, they are dangerous men, for they may act on their dream with open eyes, and make their dream reality.” T.E. Lawrence […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/07/29/all-men-dream/feed/ 1 7164 Shared Leadership https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/07/22/shared-leadership/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/07/22/shared-leadership/#respond Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:31:42 +0000 Billy Long http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7104 It seems to me that the very meaning of leadership is someone that leads. So how could it be possible to share leadership? I am thinking shared leadership is “one too many cooks in the kitchen”. So, is sharing leadership an acceptable model. Could it work? I don’t know, but let’s talk about it. The […]

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]]> It seems to me that the very meaning of leadership is someone that leads. So how could it be possible to share leadership? I am thinking shared leadership is “one too many cooks in the kitchen”. So, is sharing leadership an acceptable model. Could it work? I don’t know, but let’s talk about it. The […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/07/22/shared-leadership/feed/ 0 7104 Authority and Leadership https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/06/17/authority-and-leadership/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/06/17/authority-and-leadership/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2014 12:18:22 +0000 Billy Long http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=6940 Imposing your authority does not make you a leader. I was recently engaged in a conversation with another leader here at Leadership Voices about the differences between authority and leadership. I made the point that having authority does not necessarily make a person a good leader. Likewise, you do not have to have authority in […]

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]]> Imposing your authority does not make you a leader. I was recently engaged in a conversation with another leader here at Leadership Voices about the differences between authority and leadership. I made the point that having authority does not necessarily make a person a good leader. Likewise, you do not have to have authority in […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/06/17/authority-and-leadership/feed/ 5 6940 Seriously, why do we lead? https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/06/03/seriously-why-do-we-lead/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/06/03/seriously-why-do-we-lead/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2014 13:30:01 +0000 Billy Long http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=6834 Why do we lead? This will mark the second time today and the fourth time in the past two days I have started, renamed and changed this article in an attempt to get my point across. I realize that in December of 2012 I authored a very tongue in cheek article about “Why would someone […]

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]]> Why do we lead? This will mark the second time today and the fourth time in the past two days I have started, renamed and changed this article in an attempt to get my point across. I realize that in December of 2012 I authored a very tongue in cheek article about “Why would someone […]

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