by bw_admin | Jul 5, 2012 | Servant Leadership
The Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership conference was kicked off for me with a morning session with the folks from Imprensia, Leah Lorendo and Thomas Gregory. The following thoughts are not “chapter and verse” of their presentation, but those points...
by bw_admin | Jun 25, 2012 | Servant Leadership
I had the privilege last week to attend the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership annual conference in Indianapolis. There’s so much to tell about what I’ve learned and what servant leadership can mean to how business is done and the difference it can...
by bw_admin | Jun 14, 2012 | Servant Leadership
A friend of mine recently told me a story that he heard during his training as a counselor. A family sits down for a meatloaf dinner and the father reaches for the ketchup bottle. After several frustrating moments of not being able to get any ketchup out of the...
by bw_admin | Jun 5, 2012 | Servant Leadership
Thank you for being a part of the Brilliance Within community. This month’s newsletter is designed to have you think about who and what you need to get to the next level in your work and life. I’d love to hear from you on what the “next level”...
by bw_admin | Jun 5, 2012 | Servant Leadership
As I work with business owners and leaders from all walks, I hear the proclamation that they want to grow their business or organization. The next thing out of their mouths is usually the question, “How do I do it?” This seems like a logical question that...
by bw_admin | May 31, 2012 | Servant Leadership
I was having coffee this morning with one of my favorite clients who owns and runs both a home inspection and home renovation business. Bob is a wise man and when we were talking about his philosophy on writing inspection reports and communicating with his clients, he...
by bw_admin | May 18, 2012 | Servant Leadership
I had my annual check-up at my doctor’s last week. All went well but the one thing that always comes back into focus when I go to the doctor is my AMN. AMN (Adrenomyelonueropathy) is a neurological condition that I was diagnosed with about six years ago. Given...
by bw_admin | May 2, 2012 | Servant Leadership
As I considered your feedback from my last blog post, a profile emerged of a leader everyone dreams of working for. The profile’s seven elements correspond with key parts of the human body. Heart – The dream leader is humble and doesn’t take himself...
by bw_admin | Apr 26, 2012 | Servant Leadership
The evidence of the power of stories is all around us. Consider the Chicken Soup for the Soul series by Jack Canfield. By 2009, over 100 million copies had been sold with stories of mothers, prisoners, teenagers and veterans, among others. It’s no wonder that...
by bw_admin | Apr 24, 2012 | Servant Leadership
I’m working on new coaching material for a launch later this summer and I have been unpacking the phrase, “Be the type of leader everyone dreams of working for.” There’s lots of elements that comprise this type of leader. The latest edition of...