Every April 15, Jackie Robinson Day invites us to remember more than a moment in sports history. It invites us to reflect on leadership and what it means to step forward when the path is blocked, the risks are high, and the cost is personal. Jackie Robinson’s legacy endures not simply because he broke baseball’sContinue reading “Jackie Robinson Day: Leadership Lessons from Breaking Barriers”
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Excited to Lead the Global Voices Panel at ILA 2025
By Brian Redmond, PhD with the help of Microsoft Co-Pilot As we gear up for the International Leadership Association’s 2025 Global Conference in Prague, Czehia (October 15-18) under the theme “Leading Together,” I’m thrilled to share a sneak peek into a session that’s close to my heart: Global Voices: Amplifying ILA Leadership Voices from AroundContinue reading “Excited to Lead the Global Voices Panel at ILA 2025”
Red-nosed Reindeer and Terrible Leadership
By: Brian Redmond, PhD I had a humorous conversation the other night and I figured that this time of year could use a little extra levity, so I’m sharing an expanded version of the conversation here (i.e. geek analysis). The story of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer (May, 1939 as shared via Pupovac, 2013) is an example of terribleContinue reading “Red-nosed Reindeer and Terrible Leadership”
Self-awareness is Leadership
By: Brian Redmond, PhD Recently I gave a talk at a leadership conference (a different one than I mentioned before) and I thought I would share the ideas here as well. The talk was about self-awareness in leadership. But before we get into the idea of self-awareness, let’s first talk about leadership. Leadership What peopleContinue reading “Self-awareness is Leadership”
Partnership is Leadership
Image of leaders’ hands joining together in partnership
Sample Leadership Philosophy and its Practice
By: Brian Redmond, PhD I am water. Water is calm. But it is also powerful. Water goes with the flow. But it also shapes the landscape. Water is adaptive and influential. That is the summary of a leadership philosophy. Mine. Like any good leadership philosophy it is easy to recall. That’s why I used theContinue reading “Sample Leadership Philosophy and its Practice”
Adaptive and Creative Leadership
By: Brian Redmond, PhD Recently I was discussing the idea of adaptiveness for leaders with some colleagues. This was intriguing to me for a variety of reasons. What first came to mind was one of the current theories of leadership, adaptive leadership. That theory of leadership boils down to changing strategies as the situation demandsContinue reading “Adaptive and Creative Leadership”
Conflict Management or Difficult Conversations?
By: Brian Redmond, PhD Conflict management is something that a lot of leaders want or need to work on. A while back I took two online training sessions available from my HR department on conflict management. One called “Addressing Stakeholder Conflicts”, and another called “Facing Conflict in the Workplace”. These were actually pretty good trainings. IContinue reading “Conflict Management or Difficult Conversations?”
The Authoritarians
By: Brian Redmond, PhD I recently re-read The Authoritarians by Bob Altemeyer, which is retrospect was a really good predictor of the state of the world today with regards to leadership. This entry will be a very high-level review of it as this is a book that should be on most leaders’ reading lists. TheContinue reading “The Authoritarians”
Leaders need to be intolerant
By: Brian Redmond, PhD The title of this entry was meant to be provocative, but there is a certain type of truth to it. In particular, leaders need to be intolerant of intolerance. It’s a needed paradox to create work situations where every can feel like they belong to the organization. Conflict management skills areContinue reading “Leaders need to be intolerant”