Leadership Articles by Don Blohowiak

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

Reverent Leadership: Become a Leader with the 'Right Feelings' Inner Leadership   The best leadership book I've read in a very long time isn't a leadership tome, but is a profound guide to leading effectively. Full Text

Resolutions Into Reality Inner Leadership   If you're planning resolutions for the coming year, make it worth your while. Don't just dream and dash off a wish list. Here's how to give yourself the gift of New Year's resolutions that truly give you the life you imagine. Full Text

Work with Your Rythyms Inner Leadership   Some days in the office I all but shut down into a catatonic state, barely going through the motions of work. Other days, I attack the pile with joyous fury, expediting more work in a couple of hours than what I accomplish in an average week. Why is that? Full Text

Steering Your Career Inner Leadership   A career path in today's world is increasingly circuitous, bumpy, and unpredictable. But you can still navigate to a good place for you. Full Text

Pretending Not to Know Inner Leadership   Denying uncomfortable aspects of your life can have terrible consequences. Problems denied are problems not addressed. Not solved. They are problems that will fester and likely worsen. To avoid this trap, ask yourself one of the most powerful questions you'll ever encounter... Full Text

Becoming Your Best Self Inner Leadership   Most of us have an image in our mind of the person we'd really like to become. How can you actually become the person you want to be? Here's an amazingly powerful technique that you can put to work for yourself. It requires but five easy-to-implement steps. Full Text

On Attitude Inner Leadership   From a Hallmark greeting card (likely my all-time favorite): Always Remember This: A positive attitude may not solve all your problems... ...but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Post-chuckle thoughts: 1) You do choose your attitude.2) Your attitude affects your actions ... Full Text

On Power, Justice, and Reverence Inner Leadership   The ancient Greeks, contends humanities professor Paul Woodruff, have much to teach the powerful of today's world. Many of them fall victim to their own hubris and abuses of power—signs that "indicate a lack of respect for the difference between human beings and gods." Healthy organizations, communities, and nations result from leaders who maintain a healthy sense of reverence for the wonders of the world beyond themselves. Full Text

Time Magazine Names Whistle-blowers Persons of the Year for 2002 Inner Leadership   03 January 2003---The year just past slides into the annals of history soiled by headline-grabbing ethics scandals spurred by exceptionally few but notoriously self-serving executives. Some honest individuals observed their associates' impropriety first-hand and thus faced the gut-w... Full Text

Living by Intention Inner Leadership   30 December 2002---The start of a new year is a traditional time for taking stock, deciding how you want your future to unfold, and resolving to improve yourself. "People change more often because they feel the heat than because they see the light," suggests executive coach Janet Feldman. Many peo... Full Text

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