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Leaders Discover True Intentions—In Themselves.

February 21, 2018 by Alan Feirer

In the December 29 Business Record, my friend Sarah Noll Wilson shared her thoughts on intentions. I’ve learned this year that sometimes we have sneaky, shadow intentions that may influence our actions and conversations without even knowing. Now when something doesn’t … Read More… Read More

Leaders Know It’s Important to Know

January 24, 2018 by Alan Feirer

I’ve written a lot on this blog about being others-focused instead of being self-focused. If I asked, I’m sure you could come up with a list of outward behaviors for each of the two categories. On the self-focused list would … Read More… Read More

Integrity | Stretching and Growing

Leaders Help People see People as People

January 17, 2018 by Alan Feirer

Let’s start with an example: Aaron was annoyed with his boss, Craig. So annoyed, in fact, that Aaron went over Craig’s head and complained to Craig’s boss, Annette. “Craig’s always breezing in and out. Never listens. Doesn’t have that ‘open … Read More… Read More

Biographical | Integrity | Positivity

Leaders Pay it Forward

December 20, 2017 by Alan Feirer

At 90 Ideas, Tej Dhawan started off with a key idea: Give first. He was mostly talking about the ethic in the start-up community, how entrepreneurs help each other out as a habit. A great Iowa example is EntreFest, an … Read More… Read More

Integrity | Modeling Behavior

Leaders Champion Inclusion and Diversity

November 8, 2017 by Alan Feirer

Miriam de Dios offered up a challenge to all of us back at “90 Ideas in 90 Minutes” in September: Champion Inclusion That seems like a no-brainer—anyone who studies organizational effectiveness and community development knows that diversity and inclusion make … Read More… Read More

Communication | Integrity | Modeling Behavior

Leaders Address Sabotage During Conflict

October 4, 2017 by Alan Feirer

Can you empathize with this mindset? He never puts stuff away and never gets caught. I’ll just put this extension cord on the floor in the waiting room after hours – he’ll finally get blamed. I know I’m framing him. … Read More… Read More

Communication | Integrity | Modeling Behavior

Leaders Address Stonewalling During Conflict

September 27, 2017 by Alan Feirer

When we stonewall, we make it clear to others that communication is not welcome. We let people know that their behavior or ideas are so unacceptable that we are unwilling to compromise or discuss a resolution. I was in a planning meeting … Read More… Read More

Communication | Integrity | Modeling Behavior

Leaders Address Withdrawing During Conflict

September 20, 2017 by Alan Feirer

Denaja was right. She knew she was right. She had designed four other projects, all with similar scopes. They had gone so well that she was now permanently in a designing role – an expert. But when Roman gets started, he … Read More… Read More

Biographical | Integrity | Modeling Behavior

Leaders Address Sarcasm During Conflict

September 13, 2017 by Alan Feirer

Sarcasm has no place in effective leadership. That’s not the most popular thing I’ve said, but it needs to be said frequently. It’s personally frustrating, because sarcasm has been a big part of my sense of humor most of my … Read More… Read More

Communication | Integrity | Modeling Behavior

Leaders Address Seeking Revenge During Conflict

September 6, 2017 by Alan Feirer

“Who should get this project?” Greg trusted Monica’s judgement, and saw her as a future number two, and Greg’s current number two was out of the office, so this was a test. “Jean-Paul”, Monica said with no hesitation. “Really?” Greg … Read More… Read More

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