Author: Doug Wilson

Where Does The Credibility To Lead Come From? Part 2: Personal Sources of Credibility

Leadership is in disrepute and the situation is getting worse. It is the purpose of this four-part series to explore the sources of credibility that provide leaders the right to lead. The complete credibility model will be presented in part four. Part 1 of this series addressed the fundamental core from which credibility arises –… Continue reading Where Does The Credibility To Lead Come From? Part 2: Personal Sources of Credibility

Where Does The Credibility To Lead Come From? Part 1: The Foundation of Credibility

Leadership is in disrepute and the situation is getting worse. It is the purpose of this four-part series to explore the sources of credibility that provide a leader the right to lead. The complete credibility model will be presented in part four. Leadership does not just magically appear. A mysterious leadership anointing does not fall… Continue reading Where Does The Credibility To Lead Come From? Part 1: The Foundation of Credibility

30% of American Leaders Are Considered Great. How Do You Know If You Are?

Few Great Leaders In a 2013 research study Gallup made an interesting observation about American leadership. They reported that in America approximately 100 million people hold full-time jobs. To lead and manage that group, Gallup estimated (using a 10:1 span of control) that 10 million great supervisors were needed. An additional 1 million leaders of… Continue reading 30% of American Leaders Are Considered Great. How Do You Know If You Are?

The Most Important Leadership Skill You Never Thought About

Thought for Contemplation: Great leaders do not think in silos! One wonders how all the high achieving thinkers ended up writing posts about leadership and all the dullards ended up in actual management roles. Only in our imperfect world could such a mismatch of talent occur. If one reviews the multitudes of leadership posts, he… Continue reading The Most Important Leadership Skill You Never Thought About

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Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.- Peter F. Drucker

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If demographic patterns hold, your children could be in the largest U.S. college freshman class ever. That’s because in 2007 U.S. births surpassed 4.3 million – a feat not seen since 1957, when college enrollment was less common. (Pew Research Center)

Trying To Create Role Clarity Is Making You An Autocrat – Part 1

The Role Clarifying Autocrat “This is your role.” “Here are your duties”. “Perform these activities and nothing else.” “Stay in your box.” “That’s not your job.” Or to paraphrase comedian Bill Engvall would say, “ Here’s your box!” We all have heard statements like these and whether the words were said politely or harshly, they… Continue reading Trying To Create Role Clarity Is Making You An Autocrat – Part 1

The Artist-Leader

Most leadership writers are overly prescriptive about what it takes to be a leader. Lists and recipes abound. Thought leaders suggest they have discovered the “Holy Grail” of leadership that leads to success if only the approach is followed (books and audio-tapes available!). The problem is that leadership is not mechanical and it is not… Continue reading The Artist-Leader

How Many Leaders Does One Organization Need?

You have heard these points of view before. Point of view #1: “Everybody can be a leader”. Not true. Everyone works with other people and is dependent on others to achieve results but not everyone is or has the capacity to be a leader. Point of view #2: “Leadership is influence.” Not true. At some… Continue reading How Many Leaders Does One Organization Need?