Tag Archives: leadfromwithin

Favorite Tweets of 2013

December 23, 2013 by KnowledgeBishop 3 Comments

If you’re like me, 2013 was an era of both angst and accomplishment, of both sweetness and struggle. As in years past, one of the richest sources of steady inspiration was encouraging guidance that friends shared on Twitter. I wanted to end the year by sharing a few of the tweets that helped me focus […]

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Content, Leadership
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Top 10 Traits of Great Leaders

June 18, 2013 by KnowledgeBishop 8 Comments

What makes a great leader? Is it a way with words or courage under fire? Is it a strong hand and a soft heart? Is it a formidable stance or an indomitable will? All these things matter, of course. But I suggest that great leadership comes from within. I believe it’s forged in humility and […]

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Compassion, Leadership
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Top 3 Actions Great Leaders Take

June 15, 2013 by KnowledgeBishop 9 Comments

A great leader Communicates the “Why” Collaborates the “What” Delegates the “How” Communicating “The Why” A great leader understands and articulates the reason an activity must take place. The leader is aware of the risks of inaction and the benefits of forward motion. Before any meaningful planning can be done, the leader must emphatically clarify […]

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Leadership
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Better a Weary Warrior

May 1, 2013 by KnowledgeBishop 5 Comments

“It’ll never work.” “What is he even thinking?” “Why does she bother?” I don’t mind criticism. When it comes from those with personal experience and noble intentions, it can reveal the path from mediocrity toward greatness. But I can’t fathom the “criticism” industry. But I’ve never understood why we allow those who don’t create to […]

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Compassion
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May the True “You” Shine Through

August 1, 2011 by KnowledgeBishop 18 Comments

Two-Faced. Double-Dealing. Duplicitous. These are the terms we have for people who say one thing when they are around us and another when we’re gone. It’s an age-old complaint: Universally deplored. Why, then, have so many business learned to not only tolerate this behavior but to actually encourage it? There is an invisible line between […]

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Compassion