David Lane Interviews Stephen Barden
David Lane of the Professional Development Foundation interviews Stephen Barden about the leadership research he undertook for his new book How Successful Leaders Do Business
A conversation with the CEO Whisperer Manfred F.R. Kets De Vries: The Balance of Power Series
I recently sat down with the “CEO Whisperer” Dutch scholar Manfred F.R Kets De Vries whose fascinating work focuses on leaders, leadership and the dynamics
How Successful Leaders Do Business With Their World: The Balance of Power Series
I have been a corporate leader for many years. Later in life, I decided to undertake a doctorate on the subject of power and leadership.
Military Leadership In The Corporate World: The Balance of Power Series
One of my findings whilst conducting research for my book, How Successful Leaders do Business With Their World, was that we all have a foundational
What Makes A Good Leader: The Balance of Power Series
Many of us can explain what makes a bad leader. But if asked to explain what makes great leaders, it seems much harder to defne.
Remembering a Dismembering World
Politicians and commentators, particularly those in the center, persist in making the mistake that what is happening in the US, Britain and now spreading
Tell me
“When you hear someone – or you – talking about who is right, their primary concern is about power. When they talk about what is right, then you’re
Leaders just do the job or Leaders: just do the damn job.
Manage an organization in the interests of any group – shareholder, customer or employee – and you become their agent. Run it on behalf of all stakeholders and you become everybody’s agent – just before you become a gibbering wreck.
“Top Leaders’ Experiences of learning”
If we are to mentor and coach leaders-in-the-world, then we need to understand something of their relationship with the world: not only their perceptions of their capacity to act but also how they arrived at those perceptions.
