by Becky Robinson | Apr 30, 2009 | Leadership
Authenticity is an important character quality for people who want to influence and direct others. Successful leaders display consistency of words and deeds. Authentic leaders are true to their own personalities, honest with themselves and others about who they are,...
by Becky Robinson | Apr 27, 2009 | Leadership
Lately I have been thinking about authenticity, especially it relates to leadership. I keep returning to two opposite images from the first weeks of my freshman year in college. I arrived at my all girls’ dorm to find most of the women in my corridor had already...
by Becky Robinson | Apr 23, 2009 | Leadership
Dr. John Townsend’s new book Leadership Beyond Reason is the perfect take-along for a mini-retreat. If you are in the trenches of leadership, you may feel that you don’t have time to set aside a day or weekend for introspection. You may be more concerned...
by Becky Robinson | Apr 20, 2009 | Leadership
I resumed my role as our condo association’s president recently. The previous president, embroiled in an unexpected crisis with plumbers and gas leaks, had decided the stress was more than he wanted to handle. By default, I agreed to take up where he left off....
by Becky Robinson | Apr 17, 2009 | Leadership
Leading self with character is a critical component of leadership. In fact, self awareness and self control are important prerequisites that must be mastered before a person can attempt to understand and influence others. These character qualities undergird a...
