'leadership' Category
From Noble Thought to Noble Deed
Issue 3.3 | November 2011 In this Article: disciplined action, not just a great idea, makes a leader. by Jonathan Wilson It is a tiresome and common fact of our world that the noble-minded are plenty, but few of them act in accordance with their sentiments. Thought-leadership does not a leader make. It is a [...]
The Politics of Courage
Issue 2.12 | August 2011 In this Article: courage in leadership begins with the courage to not think of yourself. by Jonathan Wilson August 2nd, 2011 is a date that will remain infamous in history. The day saw the close of the US government’s debt-ceiling debacle that, it is claimed, brought the world to the [...]
Leadership that Lasts
Issue 2.11 | July 2011 In this Article: what your leadership is built on will dictate how long it can last and what legacy it will leave. by Jonathan Wilson In the course of human history fifty years is a fleeting moment, but for each of us it is a considerable portion of the [...]
Where Does a Leader Go When He’s Afraid?
Issue 2.9 | April 2011 In this Article: how facts, foundations and friendship protect leaders from their fears. by Jonathan Wilson The candle sputtered and flickered in the silent black of a New Guinea night. I lay in my sleeping bag, staring at the guttering flame in a state of utter depression. I was days [...]
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
Issue 2.8 | March 2011 In this Article: how leadership that influences is the result of persistent initiative. by Jonathan Wilson “The essential thing ‘in heaven and earth’ is … that there should be a long obedience in the same direction; there thereby results, and has always resulted in the long run, something which [...]
The Obedient Leader
Issue 2.7 | February 2011 In this Article: how leadership that influences has to begin with leadership that takes courageous initiative. by Jonathan Wilson It is commonly said that leadership is influence. Influence, however, is an outcome. Before it results in influence, leadership is a set of actions. The first act of leadership is [...]
Leadership Starts in the Mirror
Issue 2.5 | December 2010 In this Article: why effective leaders are self-aware but not self-centred. by Jonathan Wilson The most effective leaders spend a lot of time in front of the mirror. Given that leaders do not exist for themselves, but for others, this might seem like a contradiction. But of all the subjects [...]
Disaster Interrupted: the Gift of Failure
Issue 2.4 | November 2010 In this Article: how we can reap the benefits of failure. by Jonathan Wilson Failure is a gift. If it were not for failure, we would continue further into destructive ideas and behaviours than failure allows us to do. Failure prevents further failure. This is true personally and it is [...]
Leaders: Why You Exist
Issue 2.3 | October 2010 In this Article: why a servant leader is not an oxymoron but a necessity. by Jonathan Wilson Martin, the new CEO, had arrived. In his radio show voice, he made a dynamic presentation to the organization charting a grand future. He promised to eliminate “dead wood” from the organization. He [...]
Fast = Stupid: Why Managing Rapid Change Requires Slowing Down
Issue 2.2 | September 2010 In this Article: The solution to manage rapid change is to slow down and think. by Jonathan Wilson If one were to take to heart the advice of hundreds, if not thousands, of business books written in the last two decades, one’s heart would likely fail. Countless authors cite one [...]