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Insights and inspiration to help you continually grow in your leadership roles within your organization and community.

Getting the Most Out of Players

The legendary head coach of the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi, once said “Leaders are made, ...

The Power of Appreciating Others

Insights on Behavior #30: I Get Personally Involved in Recognizing People and Celebrating Accomplishments I absolutely ...

Making a Choice

Insights on Behavior #14: I Treat Others With Dignity and Respect Last week, I was talking ...

The Purple Bench

The Leadership Challenge has touched my life in some unique ways. Quite often I facilitate this ...

Behavior #1: I Set a Personal Example of What I Expect From Others

Walking the walk (and talking the talk) is incredibly important, especially when it comes to leadership. ...

Sweeping the Floor and Weeding the Garden

We have worked in the same building for the last fifteen years with five different principals. ...

Leadership Success in a Virtual World

These days most of us are working from our home offices/spare bedrooms/kitchen tables in our “Zoom ...

Behavior #8: I Challenge People To Try Out New and Innovative Ways to Do Their Work

To be successful, leaders must push for change. They know that what got them and their ...

Behavior #25: I Tell Stories of Encouragement About the Good Work of Others

Did you know that by telling stories of encouragement you can increase the level of engagement ...

The Leadership Challenge

iLead programs are grounded in the award-winning, best-selling book, The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. This research-driven leadership development model illustrates how everyday leaders mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done.