Leadership VoicesStruggles | 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 Blunders, Struggles, and Regrets https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/07/06/blunders-struggles-and-regrets/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/07/06/blunders-struggles-and-regrets/#respond Thu, 06 Jul 2017 21:05:42 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10320 Such are the words of Benjamin Disraeli. His actual and full quote is as follows: “Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old age a regret.”  For those who are unfamiliar, Benjamin Disraeli was one of the Prime Ministers of Great Britain. Actually, he served as PM twice in his long career in Bri sh […]

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]]> Such are the words of Benjamin Disraeli. His actual and full quote is as follows: “Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old age a regret.”  For those who are unfamiliar, Benjamin Disraeli was one of the Prime Ministers of Great Britain. Actually, he served as PM twice in his long career in Bri sh […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/07/06/blunders-struggles-and-regrets/feed/ 0 10320 When to Charge Ahead https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/06/26/when-to-charge-ahead/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/06/26/when-to-charge-ahead/#respond Tue, 27 Jun 2017 02:42:10 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=10296 How do we determine when we are to charge ahead as leaders or leave it alone and deal with it another day? Never put off until tomorrow . . .  We have all been taught in elementary school that we should not put off until tomorrow a kindness that we can do today. But what […]

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]]> How do we determine when we are to charge ahead as leaders or leave it alone and deal with it another day? Never put off until tomorrow . . .  We have all been taught in elementary school that we should not put off until tomorrow a kindness that we can do today. But what […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2017/06/26/when-to-charge-ahead/feed/ 0 10296 Shake It Up and Find Capacity https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/03/10/shake-it-up-and-find-capacity/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/03/10/shake-it-up-and-find-capacity/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:03:04 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=9405 He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. — Muhammad Ali As you saw on Monday, it was a great weekend at my house. What made it so great was getting to spend some quality time with my youngest grandchild. In the article that I published on Monday, there […]

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]]> He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. — Muhammad Ali As you saw on Monday, it was a great weekend at my house. What made it so great was getting to spend some quality time with my youngest grandchild. In the article that I published on Monday, there […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2016/03/10/shake-it-up-and-find-capacity/feed/ 1 9405 The Business of Ethics https://leadershipvoices.com/2015/02/21/the-business-of-ethics/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2015/02/21/the-business-of-ethics/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2015 14:15:11 +0000 Wayne Butler http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=8532 I am sure there has been much written about ethics in leadership but I wanted to share some insights recently revealed to me. I had a visit with some dear friends who have been in leadership positions and one is currently writing a book on “ethics in the university”. He is a retired professor and is a […]

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]]> I am sure there has been much written about ethics in leadership but I wanted to share some insights recently revealed to me. I had a visit with some dear friends who have been in leadership positions and one is currently writing a book on “ethics in the university”. He is a retired professor and is a […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2015/02/21/the-business-of-ethics/feed/ 1 8532 Can You Have Success In Leadership Without Struggle? https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/12/06/can-you-have-success-in-leadership-without-struggle/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/12/06/can-you-have-success-in-leadership-without-struggle/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2014 20:48:22 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=8225 Can you?  I am really asking this question.  And I am of the opinion that you do not.  Notice that I didn’t say “cannot.”  Because I suppose it is mathematically possible.  But I think struggle is certainly the norm. I understand that this is an unpopular stance. Societally, we think of struggle as being a negative thing. At the […]

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]]> Can you?  I am really asking this question.  And I am of the opinion that you do not.  Notice that I didn’t say “cannot.”  Because I suppose it is mathematically possible.  But I think struggle is certainly the norm. I understand that this is an unpopular stance. Societally, we think of struggle as being a negative thing. At the […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/12/06/can-you-have-success-in-leadership-without-struggle/feed/ 2 8225 Failure is a Reality https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/20/failure-is-a-reality/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/20/failure-is-a-reality/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2014 05:20:56 +0000 Rene Rivera http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7799   “There’s nothing funnier than someone else getting hurt,” I heard a comedian say.  “As long as you know they are not hurt permanently,” he continued.  “And as long as you know it hurts a lot.”  He concluded by adding: “Like when someone cracks their shin on the coffee table.” In some ways that’s true.  […]

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]]>   “There’s nothing funnier than someone else getting hurt,” I heard a comedian say.  “As long as you know they are not hurt permanently,” he continued.  “And as long as you know it hurts a lot.”  He concluded by adding: “Like when someone cracks their shin on the coffee table.” In some ways that’s true.  […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/20/failure-is-a-reality/feed/ 1 7799 What in the World? https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/06/what-in-the-world/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/06/what-in-the-world/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2014 17:02:52 +0000 Rene Rivera http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7701   Who do you trust?  Who do you believe anymore? Ebola has come to the United States of America. Our President, the leader of the free world said it would not. He was wrong. Maybe the open border policy is not a good one. The Center for Disease Control says we should not panic and […]

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]]>   Who do you trust?  Who do you believe anymore? Ebola has come to the United States of America. Our President, the leader of the free world said it would not. He was wrong. Maybe the open border policy is not a good one. The Center for Disease Control says we should not panic and […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/06/what-in-the-world/feed/ 3 7701 Run Dry https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/21/run-dry/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/21/run-dry/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:16:52 +0000 Jamie Joy http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7326 I don’t know about you, but every so often, I start to feel a lack of enthusiasm for my leadership roles. I simply lose that spark of excitement in the midst of life’s craziest of times. I just feel, well, dry. It’s as if the stream of excitement that started flowing when I began this […]

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]]> I don’t know about you, but every so often, I start to feel a lack of enthusiasm for my leadership roles. I simply lose that spark of excitement in the midst of life’s craziest of times. I just feel, well, dry. It’s as if the stream of excitement that started flowing when I began this […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/21/run-dry/feed/ 3 7326 Loneliness in Leadership https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/05/29/loneliness-in-leadership/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/05/29/loneliness-in-leadership/#comments Thu, 29 May 2014 12:09:24 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=6793 In February of 2012, Harvard Business Review featured a story acknowledging that it is lonely being the CEO. The article noted that it’s isolating at the top.  Now, if you are at all like me it is a little hard to feel sorry for CEOs on a regular basis.  What with their power, prestige, influence, and wealth — the common man’s perception is that they have […]

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]]> In February of 2012, Harvard Business Review featured a story acknowledging that it is lonely being the CEO. The article noted that it’s isolating at the top.  Now, if you are at all like me it is a little hard to feel sorry for CEOs on a regular basis.  What with their power, prestige, influence, and wealth — the common man’s perception is that they have […]

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