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WISDOM LEADING: The Conversation With Dr. Foster Mobley
Dr. Foster Mobley - From His New Book "Leadersh*t"
"Great leading is about knowing yourself and being fully in the moment so that when the moments of critical performance come, you can evoke the very best in yourself and others. The rest is just leadersh*t."
5.14.12 | Running Nowhere in Particular
Q: What's obscuring your view of the things that really matter? In the movie Forrest Gump, Forrest begins jogging across the country. Once the media notices they begin making conjectures about why he's doing it. What must his deeper meaning be? For Forrest, running had no deeper meaning; it had just become a routine. Sometimes we can be like the character of Forrest, running around in our lives without connecting our actions to a deeper purpose. We're running because we're running. Ever feel that way? That doesn't energize, doesn't provide lift. Remember the concept of lift - accelerated flow of air over a curved wing? The greatest source of lift for one's work and life comes with connection of our actions to deeper meaning. This is more than just working toward praise, pay raises or promotions. It's about re-connecting our actions with our values, spirit and dreams. Once we can look past the daily routines in front of our eyes and remember what motivated us originally, we'll feel a lightness and a new energy from the lift this deeper meaning gives us. Read more | 0 Comments
5.07.12 | The Physics of Lift
Q: Where are you adding lift and where are you just making things heavier for your team? On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright were credited with the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight. A century later, we all know now that planes fly due to lift. Increased air speed over top of the curved wing lowers the pressure and the plane rises. Defying logic, at takeoff a 747-400 can carry 450 tons of weight effortlessly into the thin air. Great leaders provide lift to their teams in much the same way. They increase the airspeed (clarity, vision, coordination, confidence) over a curved wing (the team's apparent and latent capabilities) to lift the team to unexpected, and perhaps unforseen heights. In the weeks ahead we'll explore lift in a deeper way. Lift isn't about new skills or quick tips. It isn't about haranging or charisma. It is about how you show up as a leader. Read more | 0 Comments
5.17.12 Just learned that Leadersh*t: Rethinking the True Path to Great Leading was awarded the 2012 Gold Medal in the Business category from the Independent Publishers Awards. Going to New York in June to receive the award. Think maybe it's time to order your copy?
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5.17.12 Great moments sneak up when we're too busy to notice.
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Help Others.org: A Cab Ride I'll Never Forget -- A Kindness Story
Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. One night I took a fare at 2:30 AM, when I arrived to collect, the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once. But I had seen
5.18.12 F-politics. F-gloom and pessimism. Friday night, reggae band, Cleveland bar. Happy people. Rockin'. People are people, everywhere. Believe.
5.18.12 @sallykohn Don't want to sound like a dinosaur, but that scares me on so many levels.