

Exploring Real Leadership - Part 3
Leaders Love Adventure We discover a love of adventure and a commitment to innovation and risk-taking in leadership, which is frightening to some people. Leaders often go to the edge with their ideas and look for a myriad of out-of-the-box ways to approach an old problem or solve a new one. Often leaders are not able (or willing) to stop a project because of their passion and fascination with an idea. This trait is called drive. Leadership drive is no more apparent than in en


Exploring Real Leadership - Part 2
Multiple Intelligences Howard Gardner, Professor of Education at Harvard School of Education, has written extensively on the issue of “multiple intelligences” and delves into what makes kids tick. These different intelligences on how children learn best include: Linguistic intelligence – the capacity to use language to express what’s on one’s mind, like writers orators, or lawyers Logical-mathematical intelligence – the ability to manipulate numbers, quantities and operations


Exploring Real Leadership - Part 1
Leadership is an Art Leadership is one of the most misunderstood concepts and most sought after commodities in our society. At a time when true leadership is especially needed, its misunderstanding is as powerful as its appeal. Many people believe that leaders are born, not made. But according to experts, nothing could be further from the truth. Leaders indeed, are made! Leadership is an art, not a science. It can be learned. It is learned and developed through life experienc


Raising Boys to be Leaders
If we want to raise boys to become leaders, we have to teach them to have courage. It is virtually impossible to be an effective leader without courage. Leading a family, operating a business, going to school, and even volunteering your time require courage in various degrees. Courage is not the absence of fear but the conquest of it. Courage (especially in males) is the willingness to fail. Courage is the defender and protector of all other virtues. Courage emancipates us a