Opening Minds; Side Stepping the ‘Backfire Effect’
If you want to change someone’s mind, their mind must be open to change and, as much as we humans like to believe we are rational decision makers, we are far more creatures of emotion.…
READ MOREIf you want to change someone’s mind, their mind must be open to change and, as much as we humans like to believe we are rational decision makers, we are far more creatures of emotion.…
READ MOREUpward empathy is the ability to fully understand those more powerful than you: authority figures, managers, bosses; anybody with more prestige, or control than you. Hierarchies…
To give away the punch line up front, this all turns on how we choose to define ‘The Smartest Person’. And while raw IQ definitely…
Courtland Alden Collier passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008, just before 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Here is the text of Nathan’s prepared remarks for…
So, one Sunday eve recently as I was researching for a UF class on Leadership that I present to ExecEd MBAs and at the law…
When people ask the polite and ritualistic ‘How are you?’ question, my go-to answer is ‘I woke up in America and that is a pretty…
Do you hold yourself… and others… accountable? To a high bar? One that calls out to and requires the best of you? One that you…
Purposeful followership is a value-driven choice to support a leader, team, or mission, a conscious choice to support worthwhile goals. The concept of purposeful followership…
Great followers and great leaders go hand in hand. The concept that a leader has sole responsibility for the success of their relationship is an…
Leading with a small ‘l’ is about quiet leadership: guiding, showing the way, by behavior, encouragement, and example. It’s the belief and knowing that in…