In 1997 I was introduced to the concept of the Leader Coach. It was in the context of business and the person who gave me a book and talked to me about it was a senior executive in business. I didn’t see the connection frankly, and now I wonder what “in me” might be different…
Tag: leadership
Thank God for great leaders
The end of a long day has caught me in a rather refective mood. After many meetings today, some casual and comfortable, others formal and more difficult, I find myself considering leadership. This is about my leadership and that of others. The people I met with today were all leaders – all within The Salvation…
Dealing with ambition
Over breakfast this morning (at the Westmark in Whitehorse) I was reading the Fall 2010 Leadership Journal – or parts of it. What really caught my attention was the cover article “Ambitions – They keep you going, but they can go bad.” JR Kerr in Pastoral Narcissism (pages 29-31), suggests that our egos get caught…
