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Leadership Articles These leadership articles, written by Scott Campbell and Ellen Samiec of 5D Leadership, are available to you on-line and in downloadable form. Five Tools for a Great Leader Five tools for a Great Leader -You can't win at golf with only one club You can't win at golf with only one club. Similarly, managers can't succeed with a single approach to leadership but must use five dimensions, according to Toronto-based consultants Scott Campbell and Ellen Samiec: Read the full article online click
here You Can’t Win at Golf with Just One Club: Imagine this scene: Tiger Woods arrives for the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia with only a driver in his golf bag. When asked, "Where are your other clubs?" he replies, "Well, my driver is my favorite club, and I figured I could just use it for all my shots." Many executives and leaders use the same logic when leading their teams; they utilize a single approach to leadership--a command-and-control style being the most frequent "club of choice." Most still buy into the myth: there's one right way to lead for all situations. This article reveals five key dimensions that leads need to master. IT, speed-to-market cycles, higher employee education, and cultural changes have rendered the command-and-control approach far less effective, we propose that executives try other clubs--such as visioning, coaching, relating and enrolling. There is no one right way to lead that works in all situations. Relying on any one approach is like trying to win at golf with just one club. Read the full article published in the March Issue of Leadership Excellence Magazine Click Here for PDF Stop
Working on Your Weaknessess! Leverage Your Strengths According to conventional wisdom, the best way to improve your performance in any given areas to identify your relevant weaknesses and devote time and energy to overcoming them. This is the typical approach most organizations use when developing the leadership potential of their people. It’s also the common approach recommended in personal development books and seminars. But there is a serious problem with this approach: it doesn’t work! Read
the full feature article published in Esteem Magazine Great Leaders Grow Deep Roots: The Eastern Ontario dairy farm on which I grew up had numerous oak trees. I have fond memories of collecting autumn oak leaves colored red and orange-brown or fallen acorns for science projects during my school years. It always amazed me that such a massive plant could grow from a small acorn when planted in the proper soil. Yet, the key to the oak’s imposing stature is what lies beneath the soil out of view–its root system. And the oak’s root system is just as impressive as its visible features. As an example, the California Valley Oak's taproot can reach 60 feet deep, to search for groundwater. Some of its roots extend out more than twice the drip line. The oak tree’s extensive root system anchors it against storm conditions and allows it to absorb water and nutrients from the soil. Its roots are the source from which the visible tree’s greatness springs. What the roots are to the mighty oak, six particular characteristics are to great leaders. Like roots, they may be invisible to the eye, but they are the true source of an exceptional leader’s actions. If these unseen leadership roots are not sunk deep in the soil of one’s life, the results will reveal themselves in visible leadership that is at best stunted and at worst diseased. Great leaders grow deep roots! Click here to continue reading the article in PDF Our Leadership Articles in the Media Profit Magazine Interview - Leverage Yourself Profit Magazine Interview - Increase Your Focus
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