Category: leadership
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Leadership Lessons From The Parable Of Penn State
Like much of the nation, I have been stewing about the Penn State scandal. And, like many, I have been thinking about what lessons can be drawn. There are many raw emotions when it comes to the situation. Many are writing much more eloquently than I could about the disgusting betrayal of trust at the…
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You Never Know
Last week, I took my 13 year old son and some friends to a paintball field. We had never been before. As we drove out, we shared about how some of us were a little nervous, but the overall emotion was excited anticipation. Like race horses trembling before the gate opens, we were ready to…
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Thoughts For When Things Are Tough
Like anyone, I’ve had my share of ups and downs. The downs always seem especially dire. When you’re in the weeds, it can seem like there’s no way out. Like you’re stuck there for good. Here are two things I have learned to do during those times. I do not always practice this very well,…
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Choosing "Yes"
Friends know that I have recently been bitten (more than a little) by the yoga bug. I thank my wife, Andrea Jarrell, for her years-long example — and P90X for getting me started. After doing yoga once a week as a part of my P90X routine (which I completed in late Spring), I found that…
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Renaming An Organization
My good friend Hildy Gottlieb, author of the very important Polyanna Principles, is in the midst of choosing a new name for her organization, the Community-Driven Institute. She has written a very interesting and transparent article about that process, and has thrown a few ideas out there for people to react to. The Vision Words…
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Learning From Personal Failures
My dear friend Jim Clinton, who is CEO of the Cenla Advantage Partnership, wrote a stirring piece today that I wanted to share with you. (In case you are among the uninitiated, “Cenla” is Central Louisiana.) He writes, in part: A few minutes ago, I heard a cry, close to a scream. It was repeated…
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The Ethics Of Coming Clean
Visiting from Gawker’s Valleywag? Welcome! Please consider signing up for my occasional (free) email. If you’re not in the tech world, you probably have never heard of the Silicon Valley blog called TechCrunch. This is a widely-read and frequently-updated blog on happenings throughout the tech world. It is among the handful of top news sources…
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Toyota Needs Action On Three Levels
My latest article at my blog at the Washington Times Communities, Public Square Today, is now live: Toyota Needs Action On Three Levels Last night I gave a talk on ethics and leadership and I based a large section of it on a reading of Akio Toyoda’s Wall Street Journal op-ed piece apologizing for his…
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Universal Probes For Small Groups
Public leaders often have to lead small group discussions. Here is something that might help. A lot of my work involves leading conversations. Sometimes that is because I am researching how people perceive an issue. Other times I am leading a session designed to convey content — how to use social media, ethical campaigning, public…
Brad Rourke 