Archive for September, 2011

What We Can Learn From the Biden-Palin Vice Presidential Debate

I watched the Vice Presidential Debate from two perspectives. As a voter I wanted to hear what both had to say. But I also wanted to see what I could glean from it from a leadership development and learning perspective.

To be Remarkable Leaders, we must communicate powerfully. The debate provided a wonderful learning laboratory to examine speaking prowess and persuasion approaches. Here are the lessons I learned, and how you can use them as a leader.

- Be yourself. Governor Palin was warm and down to earth. I must believe this is really her. She smiled talked normally – mispronunciations, verbal habits (i.e. “also”) and all. Senator Biden got emotional at one point when speaking about his family, and shared from his extensive experience in the Senate.

When speaking to a group, be yourself. Don’t try to be “like” someone else as a speaker. Find your own voice and be authentic. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Old Must Give Way To The New

The mantra that youths are the leaders of tomorrow has become a reoccurring decimal in the political spectrum of the Nigerian society. Although not much attention has been given to the development of Nigerian youths since our Independence from Britain, they have notwithstanding built reputable images and names for themselves both at home and abroad. However, it is imperative to critically examine other contemporary nations of the world who beyond regarding their youths as the leaders of tomorrow have entrusted them with today’s responsibilities to steer the affairs of the State.

If the present crops of youths are saddled with the responsibility of leadership today, can they surmount the enormous liabilities bequeathed to them by our father’s generation putting in perspective the lack of leadership training that has eluded us for too long? In the following discourse, we shall consider some countries in the world who have saddled their youths with the burden of steering the affairs of their respective countries and how we must begin to chart a new course for the development of our youths in Nigeria. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Tools Leaders Use to Assess Themselves

Depending on the size of your organization and depending on the make-up of your organization the evaluation tool that can be put to good use will need to include and involve the decision makers of the organization. The leaders of the organization must convey a true sense of positive reception in the search for quality. One must not lose the perspective of accountability to the overall plan of organizational quality. The whole intent leaders must remember, is to promote change and continuous improvement; leaders must base their commitment to the laws of abiding to regulations, organizational policies and program integrity. Therefore the tool that must be used in conducting such a difficult task lies in the model of an evaluative design tool that will seek questioning measures in all areas of the organization; nothing gets left out everyone gets reviewed and interviewed from bottom up to owners, Board of Governors and/or the organizational executive management leadership team. Read the rest of this entry »

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