I chanced by a television program my husband was watching just as Weldon Long was describing his comeback from prison, poverty and addiction in the Upside of Fear. What a story! His deceptively simple, authentically lived, acronymically-clever formula – F.E.A.R. – reminded me of truths we’ve known and taught in leadership programs for years, starting with F: Focus on what you want, not on the fear of what you don’t want. Sometimes called the “Law of Attraction,” his ... Read More
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Friday, October 9th, 2009 - 2:56 pm EDT
Where Focus Goes...
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009 - 12:40 pm EDT
Behind the Financial Meltdown - and equipping leaders to avoid the next one
Just reconnected this week with a former client - a seasoned CFO who had been around the financial world as AIG was falling apart and Wall St. was in meltdown. I was curious to get his impressions of the role in leadership in all that mess – was it a failure in leadership? And, if so, what could we be doing ... Read More
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 - 12:00 am EDT
Best Advice Article
There was a great article in the most recent issue of Fortune magazine that I found interesting. The article was called “The Best Advice I Ever Got” and consisted of a list of leaders talking about just that. The one quote that I’d like to share is from Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO of Google.
Hire a coach.
The advice that sticks out I ... Read More
Posted by Anthony Attan in Leading Below The Neck: Tales Of Whole Leadership | FEBI Learning Lounge | FEBI Learning Lounge | Comments (1)
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 - 12:00 am EDT
Hurry Up and Slow Down!
Has anyone ever told you that you need to relax and have more fun? That’s what people were saying to a client of mine on a very regular basis. The thing is, they were right! As we were going over her FEBI results it was pretty clear that she was all Driver, all the time. “If I can’t be the best at something, why bother doing it?” she said. The problem she was that she always managed to find someone ... Read More
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Monday, November 24th, 2008 - 1:58 pm EST
You're Fired! ...and how to get to 'thank you'
I was recently given the opportunity to work with a client on a sudden and unexpected career change (sound familiar anyone?). She emailed me moments after receiving notice that she would be laid off and, at that moment, was working on just breathing – nice strategy. For months she had been telling me how much she couldn’t stomach the climate she was working in and how she wanted to get out and do some independent consulting or something different. Apparently ... Read More
Posted by Bob Caron in Leading Below The Neck: Tales Of Whole Leadership | FEBI Learning Lounge | FEBI Learning Lounge | Comments (2)
Thursday, August 14th, 2008 - 12:00 am EDT
What's Whole About Leadership
As we open our forum dedicated to the stories and learnings of whole leaders, I thought I’d stir up some thoughts on what I mean by whole leadership and why it matters.
Whole Leadership – might sound a bit New Age-y to some, as in yesterday’s leader could tell people what to do, divide, conquer, and strike fear into people’s hearts, but today’s leader needs to be more rounded and ”whole.” Or maybe whole leadership sounds like an impossible dream: being ... Read More
Posted by Ginny Whitelaw in Leading Below The Neck: Tales Of Whole Leadership | Leading Below The Neck: Tales Of Whole Leadership | Comments (0)
Monday, July 14th, 2008 - 12:00 am EDT
Greetings from the Editor
Welcome to a forum for whole and balanced leaders. This forum is a place where leaders and coaches can come together, get real about the challenges they face, and share ideas about the best ways forward. Share stories of your journey using the patterns and how you're navigating the increased demands on leaders today. Happy blogging:) Learn, share and have fun!
Posted by Anthony Attan in Leading Below The Neck: Tales Of Whole Leadership | Comments (0)
Friday, June 13th, 2008 - 12:00 am EDT
A Message From the Roadie
6 months...
40 cities...
4 countries...
56 engagements...
thousands of books...
and a ton of great laughs, inspiring stories, insights to die for and people I'll never forget!
For those of you who welcomed us into your businesses, organizations, and homes...to those of you who played full out and shared your stories of success and struggle...to those of you made this tour possible and made this tour an unbelievable success, I thank you with all that I am!
I didn't get to attend all these ... Read More
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