Learning Archives - Page 2 of 4 - Self Reliant Leadership

What We Learned About Leadership in Ireland

For the fifth time, my graduate business students came back from working with start-up companies in Ireland with the same three take-aways: It starts with people and it’s always...

What a Near Perfect Team Taught Me

I recently had the privilege of leading an expedition with six amazing men, and I've been racking my brain trying to process the learnings. With most teams - new or...

The Blood Sweat and Tears of Leadership

I am appearing on Dr. Linda Sharkey's radio show tomorrow, and I think she pulled the title above from this documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr9Q29XAg18 Linda is an HR Executive and Business Strategist with...

Crucible FOR Leadership

cru-ci-ble - a difficult test or challenge; a place or situation that forces people to change or make difficult decisions Tired of your status quo? Do you know your life's...

Work in Progress

If it wasn't for one of my mentors, I don't know when I would come to know the Socratic virtue of self-control; and that self-sufficiency alone doesn't equate to a...

What do you think of you as a leader?

I have a mentor who says that he only needs to figure out one thing during an interview: Is the person a giver or a taker? It amazes me that...

The Way Forward

I had the privilege of facilitating the closing session for the Men's Leadership Institute yearlong program. We called the last session, The Way Forward. For me, moving forward as a...

No Trust – No Leadership

During the past week, my students have been discussing the challenge of leading virtual teams, and the prerequisite that came up most was trust. There seems to be a...

Always

Happy First Birthday, Liam! I can't believe how fast this first year has gone. When your uncle went to West Point, the advice I imparted was about doing: Do what's...

Leadership & Entrepreneurship in Ireland – Day Thirteen

Last year when we were in Dublin, the Queen visited. This year, we're in Belfast for her visit, which was just as historic as she shook hands with an ex-IRA...