'vision' Tag
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
How to Lead When You’re Not Allowed To
Bodyguard in South Africa, © Jonathan Wilson Issue 1.10 | April 2010 In this Article: how to overcome the barriers to leadership posed by your power and the power of others. By Jonathan Wilson I first met Sifiso Nkabinde in a clandestine meeting in the back room of what South Africans call a “panel beater” (a vehicle [...]