“Leadership is coordinating action to realize the future you care about.” — Rick Maguire, Futurity
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Master the mindset, skillset, and toolset of better leadership. I’ve mentored leaders and leaders of leaders for more than 20+ years at Microsoft. This is an organized index of leadership articles and resources available on this site.
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The Leadership Guide
Getting Started
Leadership Skills
Key Leadership Resources
- Books: Best Leadership Books
- Checklist: The Leadership Checklist
- Products: Best Leadership Products
- Quotes: Best Leadership Quotes
Leadership Topics
Character
- 10 Big Ideas from Lead with Humility
- 12 Traits of a Great Leader
- A Great Leader is Rarely Realistic
- Character Ethic is the Foundation for Success
- How Leaders Can Show They Truly Care
- Integrative Thinking: Synthesize Multiple Ideas into One Complete Idea
- Intelligent Leadership Book Review
- Leadership is Who You Are
- Stephen Covey Leaves a Legacy
- Testing for Expert Judgment
- Top 5 Characteristics of Effective Leaders
- Warrior Leaders are Positive and Exude Positive Energy
- Warrior Leaders Focus on the Highest Value Activities
- Warrior Leaders Reveal Great Character
How Tos
- How To Be a leader In Your Field
- How To Communicate Without Conflict with Anyone
- How To Consistently Build a Winning Team
- How To Get Your Ideas Adopted through Imperfection
- How To Inspire a Vision
- How To Make Better Decisions Through Disagreement
- How To Use Future Picture to Share Your Vision
- How To Visualize Success
- How To Visualize Success by Stepping into Your Future
- How To Visualize with Skill
Leadership Lessons from Leaders
- Top 10 Leadership Lessons by Jim Kouzes
- Top 10 Leadership Q&A with Jim Kouzes
- Lessons Learned from Bill Gates
- Lessons Learned from Colin Powell
- Lessons Learned from Ken Blanchard
- Lessons Learned from John Wooden
- Lessons Learned from John Maxwell
- Lessons Learned from Mike Kropp
- Lessons Learned from Stephen Covey
- Lessons Learned from Steve Jobs
Models and Frameworks
- 4-Dimensional Leadership
- 5 Practices and 10 Commitments for Effective Leadership
- 10 Practices of Personal Leadership
- A Leaders is the Trustee of the Intangibles
- Future Picture: How the Military Communicates Vision More Effectively
- How To Adapt Your Style with Situational Leadership
- Political Competence: Influence with Skill and Get People on Your Side
- Situational Leadership II
- STARS Model of Business Evolution
- Strategy Diamond
- The First 90 Days: Your Road Map for Success
- The Influencer Change Framework
- The Six Steps to Fight Pilots Use to Plan Successful Missions
- Vision, Mission, and Values
Personal Leadership
- 8 Ways to Be Heroic
- Adapt, Adjust or Avoid Situations
- Build Your Personal Board of Advisers
- Everyone is a Leader
- Guide Your Path with Vision, Values, and Goals
- How To Be a Leader in Your Field
- Live on the Frontier of Your Experiences
- Personal Leadership Helps Renew You
- Personal Leadership is a Choice
- Reflecting With Skill: The Art of Structured Reflection
- The Inner Edge: The 10 Practices of Personal Leadership
- How To Sustain Your Virtuous Cycles and Halt the Vicious Ones
- The Power of Personal Leadership
Styles & Types
- Detailed Command vs. Mission Command
- Heart-Led Leadership
- How To Adapt Your Style with Situational Leadership
- Pattern-Based Leadership vs. Fact-Based Management
- Situational Leadership II
- Task-Oriented vs. Relationship-Oriented Leadership Styles
- Visionary Leadership
- What Executives at Microsoft Taught Me
Team, Teaming, and Teamwork
- 5 Ways to Improve Commitment and Follow-through
- 7 Steps for Building High-Performing Virtual Teams with Skill
- 10 Big Ideas from Outthink
- 10 Ways to Hold People Accountable
- Assessing Your Existing Team
- Clarify Meaningful Results
- How Effective Leaders Get Their Team on Board
- How To Build High-Performance Teams More Consistently
- How To Create a High-Performance Team with Vision and Values
- It’s Not Just a Team Effort
- Leadership Skills for Making Things Happen
- Management Lessons of a Lifelong Student
- Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams Book Review
- STEALTH Debrief: Generate Valuable Lessons Learned
- The Leader Must First Belong
- Lessons from Fighter Pilots on Planning Successful Missions
- Vulnerability-Based Trust: Your Key to High-Performance Teams
Vision, Mission, and Values
- Corporate Culture — Actions Speak Louder than Words
- Effective Leaders Develop Multiple Future Outlooks
- Envisioning: The Leadership Skill of Time Travel
- Future Picture: How the Military Communicates Vision More Effectively
- Guide Your Path with Vision, Values, and Goals
- How To Create a High-Performance Team with Vision, Identity, and Values
- How To Find Your Values
- How To Inspire a Vision
- Mission Statements Explained
- Visionary Leadership
- Vision, Mission, and Values