LEADERS SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM

This past weekend, my wife and I visited our son and his family in New Jersey. While we were away, I decided to not address and respond to emails so that I could focus on quality time with our two young granddaughters.

I was proud of myself that I stuck to that pledge. Of course, the down side to that decision was that when I arrived home Monday night, I had a voluminous number of emails to review.

You might be saying to yourself: “Larry, what’s the big deal? You are retired. You do part-time leadership coaching. How many emails could you possible receive on a daily basis?”

That would be a legitimate question. My response would be that part-time leadership coaching involves emails with clients and prospective clients, marketing emails to potential sponsorship organizations and follow-up emails with former clients.
Yet when I looked back at the many emails I had received in the several days between when we drove up to New Jersey and drove back to Maryland, I realized that the plurality of these emails revolved around leadership.

As readers of this weekly newsletter know, I love leadership – learning more about it, talking about it, presenting about it and coaching clients around leadership issues. Thus, you will not be surprised to know that I subscribe to a number of daily and weekly leadership newsletters and blogs.

I admire those experienced leaders who make the time to share their own lessons and “aha moments” with colleagues, direct reports and friends. However, I REALLY admire and respect those leaders who make the time to document their lessons and then share them with readers who are also interested in leadership.

I thought it would make sense for me to share with readers of this newsletter those leadership blogs that I consider valuable, interesting and thought-provoking. I encourage you to check these out and consider subscribing on your own:

“Smart Brief on Leadership,” edited by Candace Chellew (Pulls together the “best” pieces on leadership from across the Internet on a daily basis)

“Leadership Freak” by Dan Rockwell (Daily leadership lessons from an experienced leadership author, presenter and coach)

“Three-Minute Leadership” by Michael Reuter (Weekly leadership thoughts and lessons from the coach, author, speaker and mentor who is the former Director of the Buccino Leadership Institute at Seton Hall University)
“Lead Today” by Steve Keating (Regular practical and tested techniques on critical leadership topics that you can implement immediately)

“Resilient Leadership Institute” with Taryn Marie Stejskal, Ph.D. (Weekly leadership pointers focused on the critical skill o building and sustaining resilience in our personal and professional lives)

“Harvard Business Review Management Tip of the Day” (Daily short and pointed valuable leadership pointers from the faculty of the Harvard Business School)

“Leadership Insights from Scott Eblin” (A monthly leadership newsletter from one of the top leadership thought leaders in the country)

“Lead Every Day” by Mark Miller and Randy Gravitt (Weekly leadership lessons that are easy to read and comprehend with tips on implementing those lessons on a daily basis)

“Leadership Coaching Newsletter” by Sal Silvester (Monthly leadership suggestions easily available on LinkedIn from an experienced leadership coach and author)

“Leadership Now” by Michael McKinney (Thoughtful collections of leadership tips from across the leadership universe)

“Workplace Wisdom” by Liz Kislik (Practical tips and tested insights to help leaders navigate challenging workplace issues)

“Monthly Leadership Newsletter” by Lynne Brown (Insightful tips on various aspects of leadership and management from an experienced leader, coach and presenter)

These are just the leadership newsletters and blogs that I read on a regular basis. I encourage you to share with me any additional resources that you find valuable. Please remember that we are never too experienced or too wise not to expand our own leadership insights and learn from others.

If you believe this content would resonate with a friend or colleague, please feel free to forward it along!

-Larry