August 2001
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Leading Comments
Leading Comments
Russ Volckmann
Mission Leadership Opportunity now has 280 subscribers. I am deeply grateful and would like to make sure we are in the same field as you read this e-journal. The mission of this e-journal is to be a practical guide to the application of an integral perspective to the challenges of leadership in business and life.   […]
Leadership Quote
Leadership Quote
Editor
“There is a certain mythology right now in the world that thinks the CEO is a kind of superman.But in fact, this business is so darn complicated, and the decisions are so important, there is no one person alone who is going to be maximally effective in making those decisions. I want my executive committee-the […]
Leadership Coaching Tips
Leadership Coaching Tip
Russ Volckmann
Recognize that leadership is both an individual and a collective phenomenon. Also recognize that defining what this will look like, particularly in the area of teamwork, is something that the CEO and other members of the executive team will need to define. The idea of teamwork has been around for so long and people have […]
Feature Articles
Feature Article: The Limited Requirements of Teamwork
Russ Volckmann
The quote from Kevin Sharer, CEO of Amgen, the world’s largest biotech company, serves two purposes in support of the perspective, map and coaching approach I am laying out in these e-journals. First, it underscores the combined individual and collective perspective that is essential to assuring effective executive leadership in today’s business world. Second, it […]
Coda
Coda
Russ Volckmann
The importance of loyalty in leader-follower relationships is not new. However, Frederick F. Reichheld has elaborated this idea in the Harvard Business Review (July-August 2001). He has identified six principles of loyalty that apply to leaders and to companies in general. As you read these, notice your reactions – thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations – any […]