Leadership

I'm a big Southwest Airlines fan ... good peanuts, bags fly free, and a healthy sense of humor.  Southwest recently celebrated their 40th anniversary of being in business.  Spirit magazine published this great article, "40 Lessons to Learn from Southwest."

"If you want employees to take a vested interest in the bigger picture, treat them like stakeholders. When you create an environment in which “jobs” are regarded more like “investments,” employees will show up with passion, productivity, and focus, making your company more profitable." Paul Spiegelman writing in INC. magazine.

"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously." -- Hubert Humphrey, 38th U.S. vice president

In their book, "The Truth About Leadership," authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Pozner write about leadership agility.  They define leadership agility as the ability to learn and adapt on the fly.  Leaders who lack agility are rigid, locked-in to methods that may not work any more.  Or they may hold values that are detrimental rather than helpful. As you lead, you will encounter challenges, difficulties, and setbacks.  Agile leaders are learners as well.  They learn from what they experiences, in order to improve the next time. Do you have leadership agility?