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A Crisis of Credibility: An Open Letter to Leadership
Let me acknowledge from the outset that there is no science in my conclusions … but there is a general malaise in anything that originates from behind a podium. And lest politicians feel as though they are disproportionate fodder for late night comedy stand-up routines … I see no...
Posted By: Rick Kneeshaw 2011/11/12 Read More
Categories: Leadership and Management
Conflict: A Business Killer
I see it. I hear it. It almost always causes us to give our heads a shake. It’s what we hate about politics and when it manifests itself in divisive and disrespectful behavior … it’s what we dislike most about politicians. Having just this week come through a federal election (in...
Posted By: Rick Kneeshaw 2011/05/06 Read More
Categories: Leadership and Management
Leaders Must Steer ~ Not Row;
The title captured my attention this week and hasn’t let me go. As with many subject matters, they represent disciplines that are timeless truths that each generation of leadership feel compelled to re-learn. Many of the topics for my blog come out of my day to day organizational development...
Posted By: Rick Kneeshaw 2010/10/10 Read More
Categories: Leadership and Management
A Significant Day in Canadian Leadership;
My heart, my thoughts and my passions were all stirred this morning as I watched Mr. David Johnston being sworn in as Canada’s 28th Governor General. If we ever needed a ‘David Johnston’ … it is now. His agenda as Governor General will coalesce his personal and...
Posted By: Rick Kneeshaw 2010/10/01 Read More
Categories: Leadership and Management
Better Precedes Bigger
There is a characteristic of our culture that I have come to find quite unattractive. Since the sixties when a post World War II economy took on a frantic almost obsessive pitch, there has been a preoccupation with bigger. In our own personal lives we may have convinced ourselves there were...
Posted By: Rick Kneeshaw 2010/09/18 Read More
Categories: Leadership and Management