As an introvert in this extrovert world, I found these two Harvard Business Review articles, “Are You an Introvert? Boost Your Visibility” and “An Introvert’s Guide to Visibility in the Workplace,”very interesting. There is a statement in one of the articles about introverts being able to make themselves seen and heard—without pretending to be someone … Continue reading Strategies for Introverts: Navigating Workplace Visibility
Tag: Leadership
Leading Across Generations: What Millennials Teach Us About Effective Leadership
I recently came across an insightful article about leading millennials, and I believe its principles are applicable to everyone, not just millennials. You can read the full article here, but what particularly caught my attention were these four elements outlining what millennials expect from their leaders: Mission-based role assignment, Acknowledgment of life outside of work, … Continue reading Leading Across Generations: What Millennials Teach Us About Effective Leadership
Embracing Diversity in Today’s World
Diversity in the United States is a controversial topic for reasons beyond comprehension and, I would say, too complicated to fully address in a single post. It gets tangled up in political divisions and current debates about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, fueling discussions in government and higher education institutions in the United States. … Continue reading Embracing Diversity in Today’s World
Leadership
I don’t usually respond to prompts, but today's one is about leadership, so I can’t resist. The prompt for today asks, 'What makes a good leader?' I’m going to write a couple of textbook definitions and then add my own comments about what good leadership looks like. The U.S. Army defines leadership as, “the activity … Continue reading Leadership
Political Status of Puerto Rico – The Never Ending Story
Today I saw a story on a Puerto Rican newspaper highlighting that three Republicans are joining our delegate in Congress, Jenniffer González, in support of H.R. 2757 to enable the people of Puerto Rico to choose a permanent, non-territorial, fully self-governing political status for Puerto Rico. U.S. Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), … Continue reading Political Status of Puerto Rico – The Never Ending Story
You Can’t Lead Alone
Leadership is about influence and the ability to inspire your team and organization to achieve a goal. Most of the time, leaders will focus on meeting the goals given by their boss and then leading or influencing their subordinates to achieve those goals. Rarely do we see leaders thinking about their sphere of influence, such … Continue reading You Can’t Lead Alone
The Other Side of Leadership
I have been mentioning the book "Bad Leadership: What It Is, How It Happens, Why It Matters" by Barbara Kellerman a lot lately, so I wanted to publish a short review for those interested in the topic. In her book, Barbara Kellerman presents the argument that leadership and followership are directly connected. She explains that … Continue reading The Other Side of Leadership
Toxic Leadership in Congress
Wikipedia defines toxic leader as “a person who has responsibility for a group of people or an organization, and who abuses the leader–follower relationship by leaving the group or organization in a worse condition than it was in.” Barbara Kellerman on her book, Bad Leadership, says that “bad leadership falls into two categories: bad as … Continue reading Toxic Leadership in Congress
Book Review: Battlegrounds – The Fight to Defend the Free World
"A public informed about challenges to national security and issues that adversaries use to sow dissension, such as race, gun control, and immigration, will prove less vulnerable to manipulation. Education inoculates society against efforts to foment hatred and incite violence based on race, religion, politics, sexual orientation, or any other sub-identity. Finally, education combined with … Continue reading Book Review: Battlegrounds – The Fight to Defend the Free World
