Archive for category: Leadership

Influencing Nenshi

Influencing Nenshi

0 / October 29, 2011 10:16 am

Wow, I influenced Nenshi’s thinking in a big way. Well, okay it was me and many other voices and cultural assets, but I was a part of it. While videotaping Nenshi talking at the EPCOR centre about livable cities, I [...]

Lessons from TEDxCalgary

Lessons from TEDxCalgary

1 / May 3, 2010 7:30 am

TED.com has exploded in popularity as an online place to hear and see ideas from really interesting people from the around the world. Now that TED.com has licensed their name to encourage independent TED-like conferences, us locals can also participate [...]

Distinguishing between truth-tellers and pundits

Distinguishing between truth-tellers and pundits

0 / March 31, 2010 3:23 pm

Last time, I introduced the roles of prophets, critics, and truth-tellers in enriching the ecology of leadership. I failed to mention however that there is an implied assumption that those truth-tellers and prophets are adaptive. This is, of course, not [...]

The Prophet, The Truth-Teller, and The Critic

The Prophet, The Truth-Teller, and The Critic

0 / March 17, 2010 11:52 am

Continuing from the last article, we know that leadership is not just a position. But there are many roles played within a healthy ecology of leadership. What are some of the roles played in this ecology of leadership? How then [...]

Leadership is an Ecology not a Position

Leadership is an Ecology not a Position

1 / March 3, 2010 1:04 pm

Last time, I provided a more detailed description of what leadership is. Today I wanted to explore this notion that leadership is more an ecology than a formal position or person. In any organization, we all recognize that there are [...]

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