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Coda

Coda

“Everything Tyrone O’Sullivan knows about leadership and management he learned at the coal face, at the pithead, and on the picket line. “Take your place in history. You’ve been given…

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Letters

Letters

Thanks for your consistent sharing of your e-journal! I appreciate it!! Russ, you might consider doing an article on why diversity is good business. The reality is that diversity does…

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Coda

Coda

Special Follow-up Review: Diversity and Top Management In the November 2001 issue of LeadershipOpportunity (New Name: Integral Leadership Review) I provided a summary of Kate Sweetman, “don’t Worry, Be Happy,” MIT Sloan Management Review, Fall 2001. That…

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Leadership Coaching Tips

Leadership Coaching Tip

Coaching a leader is very much about dealing with the questions and challenges of connectedness. On the one hand, getting at motivation for relationships with others through exploring assumptions, beliefs,…

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Fresh Perspective

A Fresh Perspective

I recently had the privilege of attending a meeting of the Professional Coaching And Mentoring Association chapter in San Francisco. I attended expressly to hear Agnes Mura, a highly successful…

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Feature Articles

Feature Article: Connected Leadership

It is interesting to me how things seem to come together for this publication. In the last issue I wrote about the leader as entrepreneur in relationships with stakeholders. Fundamentally this means…

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Leadership Quote

Leadership Quote

“Unless we respect the reality of the inner world, commensurate in importance with that of the external world, we are not equipped to understand the full meaning of leadership nor…

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Leadership Quote

Leadership Quote

“The whole concept of the all-knowing, omnipotent leader is over. Employees know this isn’t reality–and value a more candid dialogue.” ~Kate Lye, Smythe Dorward Lambert, MIT Sloan Management Review, Fall…

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Leading Comments

Leading Comments

Mission I am grateful for the three hundred and forty-five subscribers (as of this writing) to Leadership Opportunity. Your support means that we can move closer to a way of viewing…

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Leadership Coaching Tips

Leadership Coaching Tip

What are the kinds of questions that can be raised with a business leader when coaching them that relate to their role as entrepreneur? Be alert to their view of…

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