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”
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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
AI Series #2: Generative AI fact checking Part 2 and a bit more analysis
By Brian Redmond, PhD and Bing AI This is the second entry in a series of posts about generative AI and what it means for your writing. This entry and the previous one in the series focus primarily on fact checking AI. That is why it I had it write blog entries about me. ThatContinue reading “AI Series #2: Generative AI fact checking Part 2 and a bit more analysis”
AI Series #1: Generative AI and Fact Checking Part 1
By Brian Redmond, PhD and Bing AI I’m going to write a series on AI. And the first few are going to focus on what it looks like with regards to accuracy and its implications for the writing you do and why you can’t just let it write for you without fact-checking. To do soContinue reading “AI Series #1: Generative AI and Fact Checking Part 1”
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?”
How to Lead and Teach with Inclusion and Accessibility in Mind for Virtual Environments
By: Brian Redmond, PhD As a leader and teacher, I have always been passionate about creating inclusive and accessible experiences for those I work with. In this blog post, I want to share some of the practices that I have learned over time from my professional training and from working with great colleagues who alsoContinue reading “How to Lead and Teach with Inclusion and Accessibility in Mind for Virtual Environments”
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”