Rethinking Leadership – A Call to Action
In our first article published in July 2018, we began our journey of discovery together by establishing that leadership is something much more than what leaders do and the situations in...... Read More
Dr. Matthew Chodkowski and Dr. Terry Schindler
Leadership in the 21st Century – The LEAD Program: Foundational Principle Five: Similar vs Different
We are taught and conditioned to emphasize our differences, to accentuate our uniqueness, and to celebrate our diversity. But what about our similarities? We are more similar than we...... Read More
Leadership in The 21st Century – The LEAD Program: Foundational Principle Four: Through vs. To
“We must do things through people, not to people.” This is the fourth foundational principle of the Leader Education and Development (LEAD) program conducted by the Institute for...... Read More
Leadership in The 21st Century – The LEAD Program – Foundational Principle Three: STOP vs START
Foundational Principle Three: STOP vs START “We must stop destroying before we can start building.” That’s the third foundational principle of the Leader Education and Development (LEAD) program ...... Read More
Leadership in The 21st Century – The LEAD Program: Foundational Principle Two: I-P-O
Managers who are always focused on outputs may be missing the point. To bring about transformational change, it’s crucial to understand the role of inputs and processes in shaping those...... Read More
Leadership in The 21st Century – The LEAD Program: Foundational Principle One: B = f (P x E)
Kurt Lewin was one of the first psychologists to propose that human behavior was the product of interactions between a person’s internal predispositions (nature) and their life experiences...... Read More
Leadership in the 21st Century – The LEAD Program: Introduction to the Foundational Principles
In the first three articles of our series on Leadership in the 21st Century, we discussed the difference between the industrial and postindustrial paradigms of leadership, described how the...... Read More
The LEAD Program: The Journey of Discovery
“Thus, the task is not to see what no one yet has seen, but to think what no one yet has thought about that which everyone sees.” – Schopenhauer In the first article of our series on...... Read More
Leadership in The 21st Century – How The Leadership Industry is Failing
The field of leadership has been subject to only one dominant paradigm for well over a century. If you are not convinced of this, try an experiment: Write down or think about your personal...... Read More
Leadership in The 21st Century – The Postindustrial Paradigm
If you’ve ever clicked on an article promising to reveal the “top ten traits of great leaders,” you’re not alone. When most people think of leadership, they typically focus on the traits, ...... Read More