Feature Article
Leadership on the Half-Shell

There are literally thousands of books that deal with some aspect of leadership.  Leadership is regularly mentioned in various news articles and broadcast programming.  It has sparked studies, changed business strategies and has impacted the everyday world in every conceivable industry from sports to religion; and, every known world government whether it be democratic in structure or a single governance. Leadership at its best can be viewed at its basic core or at its ultimate goal; but, regardless of the explanation or presentation, many find it difficult to completely understand. As a result, when true leadership is needed, it is not always readily available. This reality in turn produces a modern day paradox: “What does the business professional need to know about leadership in its simplest form?”  There are 5 simple traits that are important to master. These are: leadership presence; vision; encouragement; decision-making; and growth.

Leadership presence is the foundation...

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Energy Leadership Article
It deals with Being A Participant Not Simply A Delegate 

Last month we began a discussion of the characteristics of anabolic and catabolic leaders, and how the anabolic leader “leads,” while the catabolic leader “manages.”  Another distinction between catabolic and anabolic leaders is that catabolic leaders “delegate,” while anabolic leaders “participate.” 

According to Webster’s dictionary, “delegate” means to entrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit, and “participate” means to partake of; to share in; to receive a part of.  

Most of us have been taught that delegating is something that we need to do in order to be effective leaders and to get things done.  And in fact, that is true – but anabolic leaders take it a step further. When a catabolic leader delegates a task to someone else, the leader, in effect, wipes his or her hands of the task.  When an anabolic leader participates in the task with another person...

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