'CEO' Tag
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 [...]
Scanning the Horizon You Plan to Reach
Issue 2.10 | June 2011 In this Article: the why, the what and the how of strategic planning. by Jonathan Wilson Far in the distance, palm trees and jungle hung over the blue Pacific waters. The sun rode high in the sky, casting its warm tropical light onto our outrigger canoe that rode the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Leadership and the Power of Story
Photo © Jonathan Wilson, All Rights Reserved Issue 1.3 | August 2009 – In this Article: How does a leader define reality in such a way that it compels employees and customers to “buy in”? By Jonathan Wilson I grew up in the remote Yali tribe of New Guinea. Until the early sixties, they were [...]
The Truth of Who You Really Are
From what basis do we lead when the standard business environment makes it impossible to be on top of the game all the time?