The Truth as a Leadership Imperative

I am excited to announce that the article I wrote for Associations Now about Truth is now available online. I was floored when I saw that it was going to be the cover story for June! I don't know when the print issue comes out, but either way, you can read it...

Leadership Skills: Truth

So last week I gave you the background. This post talked about the trends impacting leadership these days (pace of change, social internet, generational shift), and then this post suggests three new mindsets for leadership (ecosystems not machines, innovation as...

The Truth About Change

My last two posts about truth have generated some of the best comments this blog has ever seen. I quoted Joe Gerstandt's comment in the second post, and that one generated an equally awesome comment from Lindy Dreyer. Her question was bout leading change when...

Paying the Price for Truth

Last week I suggested that if you want a culture of truth in your organization, perhaps that needs to start at the top. Several of the comments chimed in with a "you're darn right it does." The top controls resources, the top decides strategy, the top...

A Culture of Truth Starts at the Top (?)

I clearly have some issues with hierarchy, and since I'm all about systems, I often find myself pointing out ways that people who are NOT in official positions of power can work to make things happen, change things, etc. In general, if someone says X needs to come...
Jamie Notter