by Jim Struck | Oct 5, 2015 | Articles, Leadership Effectiveness
In March/April of 1997 Arie de Geus published an article in the Harvard Business Review titled, “The Living Company.” It was really nice to read something ‘fresh,’ and it came from 1997! This was a similar reaction when I read Robert Greenleaf’s essay on “The Servant...
by Jim Struck | Sep 7, 2015 | Articles, Leadership Effectiveness
I look at ‘discipline’ as the attribute or ability to follow-through with behaviors that allow you to achieve your stated goals, follow your guiding principles, live out your values. I am sometimes asked, “Where does discipline come from?” or “How can I be a more...
by Jim Struck | Aug 3, 2015 | Articles, Leadership Effectiveness
There is certainly lots of evidence to suggest that we are attracted to the ‘celebrity’ CEO’s – the commanding, visionary person who takes charge in a time of crisis or transition and leads his or her company to another level of performance. Thank Lee Iacocca for...
by Jim Struck | Jul 6, 2015 | Articles, Leadership Effectiveness
At Leadership Vision we teach, coach, and ‘bring forth’ a number of thoughts and actions in the course of working with individuals and teams who want to become more effective leaders. One area that seems underserved is the discussion and reflection about...
by Dan Fairley | May 31, 2015 | Articles, Leadership Effectiveness
Today Jim asked me to contribute to the newsletter and in response I wanted to share thoughts on ‘tolerance’. In the last few months I’ve experienced both ‘benign’ and ‘real’ tolerance. Tolerance is the act or state of...
by Jim Struck | May 4, 2015 | Articles, Leadership Effectiveness, Personal Development
It took me many years to learn the greatest lessons of leadership from my father. They were subtle. Dad has his PhD in Chemical Engineering. He is a brilliant scientist, having developed a lubricant for the Norden Bomb site when he was just out of college at the...
