Leadership Articles by Don Blohowiak

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"I Refuse" — Disobeying Orders Implies Leadership Failure Perspectives on Leadership   Part-time soldiers called to active duty in Iraq refused a direct order to drive a fuel convoy to supply fellow comrades-in-arms. Full Text

Dissenter's Dilemma: When to Stay; When to Go? Perspectives on Leadership   The lessons from Colin Powell's tenure in, and resignation from, the Bush Administration. Full Text

Tongue Planted in Cheek: You, Too, Can Be Mediocre! Perspectives on Leadership   Despair, Inc. markets "motivational" products straight out of the <b><a href="http://www.dilbert.com" target="_blank">Dilbert</a></b> school of workplace mockery and cynicism. Full Text

Word of the Day: Monopsony Perspectives on Leadership   You know what a monopoly is. How about a monopsony? Listen to the audio for today's Word of the Day. Full Text

Potent "Must Read" on Power Perspectives on Leadership   Power affects all relationships in a way that is, arguably, either underestimated or misunderstood. Or both.  So a book that takes a fresh-eyed view of personal power is a welcome addition to understanding the complexities that underlie all human relationships, and can make a profound difference in the life of every leader (and everyone you know). Full Text

Social Entrepreneurs to the Rescue Perspectives on Leadership   Many people are ready to roll up their sleeves and dig in to fix, or at least substantially address, the very difficult problems that evade governments and established institutions alike. Some folks, author David Bornstein shows us, are doing that already all over the world. Full Text

Thou Shalt Heed & Honor Ancient Lessons Perspectives on Leadership   "The Bible," leadership development consultant Lorin Woolfe contends, is the "greatest collection of leadership case studies ever written." He postulates that Biblical tales provide modern managers with "tremendously useful and insightful lessons," because these ancient stories "form some of the major archetypes of our collective consciousness." Can modern managers lead better today by looking back thousands of years? Full Text

Serving Purpose Perspectives on Leadership   A popular notion of leadership is very wrong. Leaders are not the sum of ideal traits; they are neither born nor made. Leaders emerge. And they emerge because of one critical, driving factor... Full Text

Humility Aside, Here's Food for Thought Perspectives on Leadership   Part memoir, part social commentary, part company case study, the book Authentic Leadership is Bill George's wide angle take on, and prescription for, the current state of corporate leadership. Full Text

More Wives Earn More Perspectives on Leadership   02 March 2003--One in three wives now out earns her husband who, in turn, does more of the household chores, according to a new study cited in Business Week magazine. The more economic power the wife has, the more men help out at home. The study found that 51% of men with breadwinner wives ar... Full Text

Restoring Corporate Credibility Perspectives on Leadership   "How can companies regain credibility in the face of greed and corruption?," Reuters magazine wanted to know. Good question. In 2002, dramatic ethical scandals rocked the business community and shook the very foundations of the free enterprise system. "Millions of people," as Reuters correspondent Alan Elsner put it , "have seen their retirement funds slashed, their savings decimated, their dreams trampled on...in the wake of the high-profile accounting scandals" and "the trend of executive impropriety." Reuters asked Don Blohowiak of the Lead Well® Institute for his perspective and advice on how to "rebuild investor and employee confidence after such damning revelations." Here is the transcript of ten tough questions from the magazine, and ten no-holds-barred responses from Don Blohowiak, for the piece, "Who's Sorry Now?," appearing in the November 2002 edition of Reuters magazine. Full Text

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