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Overcoming the Half-Life of Vision

garymayes — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:37:26 +0000

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Redefining Visionary Leadership

garymayes — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:34:56 +0000

We frequently talk and act as if the most important criteria of leaders is the ability to create and communicate vision single-handedly. We expect leaders to develop vision from scratch and then articulate it with god-like inspiration. As a result, scores of people devalue their capacity for leadership for the simple fact that they don’t excel at this full-feature visionary role. This article attempts to redefine visionary leadership.

The Power of a Stump Speech

garymayes — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:32:00 +0000

This unique challenge of politics is the territory that gave birth to the notion of a stump speech. Others have called it an “elevator speech.” No matter what you call it, the point is simple: if you cannot communicate your central message in 30 seconds you won’t be able to communicate it effectively in 30 minutes.

Crafting Vision

garymayes — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:52:14 +0000

The power of vision does not come from believing it is important, but in the vision itself. This simple article is written as a primer to provide you with a process for crafting vision that is compelling and clear enough to communicate.

Leaders Connect the Dots

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:58:20 +0000

Remember that childhood experience of drawing a ragged line from one number to another and suddenly seeing an image emerge? Wise leaders do the same for those they lead—they connect the dots. Their people know how the event or project of the moment relates to the big picture.

Creating an Empowering Environment

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:51:20 +0000

Create empowering environments to release and sustain new expressions of giftedness among your people. It will increase your organization's capacity to accomplish its vision.

4 Postures of Spiritual Authority

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:16:32 +0000

The essence of leadership is not found in expertise, knowledge, or personality. At the core, leadership is influence. True influence flows out of spiritual authority.