John WhiteheadHow Do You as A Leader Set Goals, Plans and Measurable Milestones?Most of us I will assume set goals and make plans, but how do we do when it comes to checking where we are in those plans, goals? Keeping…·1 min read·3 days ago----
John WhiteheadWhat Can We Learn When Things Go Wrong and Right?Kouzes and Posner ask the question, “What can you learn when things don’t go as expected?” as their 4th behaviour in the practice of…·1 min read·Apr 24, 2024----
John WhiteheadWhat Are You Doing to Improve What You Do?Building on last week’s Vlog Post which talked about how to challenge others to try out new and innovative ways to do their work, this week…·1 min read·Apr 17, 2024----
John WhiteheadWhat is One Way You Can Challenge People to Try Out New and Innovative Ways to Do Their Work?When a direct report walks into your office with an issue, challenge or answer they need, what do you do? Do you give them the solution to…·1 min read·Mar 27, 2024----
John WhiteheadHow Does One “Challenge the Process?”Kouzes & Posner break down Challenge the process in this way. Leaders who make extraordinary things happen in organizations “search for…·1 min read·Mar 13, 2024----
John WhiteheadWhat Does It Mean to Speak with Genuine Conviction About the Higher Meaning and Purpose of Our Work?This is the sixth and final vlog on Kouzes and Posner’s second practice of the five practices of exemplary leadership from their book The…·1 min read·Mar 7, 2024----
John WhiteheadThinking of the Big Picture: What Do We Aspire to Accomplish?In this week’s Vlog post I explore how Vision is about the big picture. We start with the big picture and from there start developing how…·1 min read·Feb 29, 2024----
John WhiteheadHow Are You Enlisting Others in Your Vision?Kouzes & Posner in their work “The Leadership Challenge” state that “Visions are images in the mind; they are impressions and…·1 min read·Feb 22, 2024----
John WhiteheadDo You have a Compelling Vision of Your Future?And if you do, are you sharing that vision with others? Specifically, and in the context of leadership, with those of whom you lead…·1 min read·Feb 14, 2024----
John WhiteheadAre You in Your Job to Do Something, Or for Something To Do?What is your Vision for your organization? Can you envision what the ideal and unique future is for your team? Try asking these questions…·1 min read·Jan 31, 2024----