| By Ken Gosnell, www.forbes.com | Every leader knows the phrase, “It’s lonely at the top.” It’s true that leaders often experience loneliness. Many times, they are the only one who knows everything about every person and situation in the company. When a leader has no one to share their personal troubles or triumphs with, it can drain their […]
To Be a Good Leader, Start By Being a Good Follower
| By Kim Peters, Alex Haslam, hbr.org | There is no shortage of advice for those who aspire to be effective leaders. One piece of advice may be particularly enticing: if you want to be a successful leader, ensure that you are seen as a leader and not a follower. To do this, goes the usual advice, you should seek out […]
3 Transitions Even the Best Leaders Struggle With
| By Cassandra Frangos, hbr.org | We love to read about the dynamics of success. We study it, celebrate it, and try to emulate how successful leaders rise to the top. I’m no different: I’ve spent my career helping executives succeed, either through coaching and development or assessments of their strengths and opportunity areas to identify the […]
Athletics: Core to the Community College Mission or Not?
| By Yves Salomon-fernandez, www.insidehighered.com | The college graduation season always coincides with college baseball championship season. As professionals, we are the sum of our lived experiences, our formal education and lessons from the field, colleagues, and mentors. As a non-athlete who grew up in a family of athletes, my personal experiences gave me a limited lens […]
Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection
We’re raising our girls to be perfect, and we’re raising our boys to be brave, says Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code. Saujani has taken up the charge to socialize young girls to take risks and learn to program — two skills they need to move society forward. To truly innovate, we cannot […]
Dreading A Difficult Conversation? These 4 Strategies Can Help
| By Forbes Editors’ Picks, www.forbes.com | You know those conversations you dread walking into. The telltale signs are all too familiar: tummy flips, sweaty palms, the profound desire to feign illness and retreat to the comfort of your bed. My clients regularly describe similar symptoms before workplace negotiations and difficult conversations with colleagues (diff-cos for short). […]
How College Sports Killed Summer Vacation
| By Marc Tracy, www.nytimes.com | The day began for the Clemson men’s soccer team at 7 a.m., with workouts focused on improving agility, sprinting and technique. A weight room session followed. Next came classes. In the evening there was finally time to kick back with friends and video games, and to rest up for the next […]
Are You Ready To Become A Servant Leader?
| Sally Percy Contributor, Forbes.com | You would be forgiven for thinking that servant leadership is a new idea. The concept sounds very 21stcentury because it aligns with our technology-driven era where individuals are empowered to connect with influential people and organizations in a way that wasn’t possible in the past. In fact, though, the term […]