When Silence Costs You Influence
Publication: Authentic Leadership | Courageous leadership | Leadership Influence | Leadership Integrity
Over the years, you will have likely heard the advice that it’s important to know when to speak up and when to stay silent. As a leader once shared with me, “I know what I think, but I’m just careful about when I say it.” On the surface, it is sound advice. But as we […]
Do you know what you stand for?
Publication: Authentic Leadership | Leadership Integrity | Personal values | Trust Building
It was the brilliant Oscar Wilde who said: “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” And yet in many quarters of society we see people who lose their voice and authenticity in an attempt to be liked by everyone or to appease both sides of an ideological divide. The same thing happens to people working […]