What Makes a True Leader More Than Just a Boss?

Here are some thoughts from True Leader workshop attendees about becoming a better leader: Near the beginning of each workshop I ask attendees to make some comparisons between what they consider to be a True Leader and a Boss. Right or wrong these are responses I have received. I doubt there is any leader that is all “True Leader” or “Boss”, especially if these are the criteria. But, it is certainly food for...

People (including myself) are very passionate about what they think leadership is, or is not. I realize that one of the main reasons we have so many different ideas about what a leader should do and how they should act is that there are so many different leadership settings. There are: Political leaders Business leaders Military leaders Athletic team leaders People leaders Spiritual leaders Non-profit leaders Parents And on and...

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My sweetheart and wife of 36 years is a brilliant public school teacher with expertise in how people learn. Occasionally she will be a guest blogger at BeMore today. Here is her first blog. I believe that great teachers are leaders, and that true leaders are teachers. As an educator, I would like to sit down with business leaders and tell you a thing or two about … brains. Leaders and teachers are both in the business of brains. Both want...

Don’t stop now… be a better leader

A mistake made by a disturbingly high percentage of executives is that they stop focusing on being a better leader when they get to their coveted position. Some may think, “I’ve made it to the top, so I must be a great leader.” The hard truth at this point in an executive’s career is that “Your journey to becoming a true leader has just begun.” How leaders perform and treat people, when they finally have the power to do at...