08 Feb 2011
by Lavernein Coaching, Courage, Harriet Tubman Tags: Courage, courageous leader, Harriet Tubman, inspiration, notable women in history, timeless lessons, women in history
Could you imagine asking a new employee to write a computer program even though he has never even seen a computer? Would you think that verbally abusing the employee will motivate the employee to write the expected program?
That’s essentially what happened to Harriet Tubman over one hundred eighty years ago as a young child. Of course, she wasn’t asked to write a computer program, but Harriet was ordered by a woman to Keep reading
21 May 2010
by Lavernein Authentic Leadership, Collaboration, Courage, Dedication to Family, Harriet Tubman, Leadership Tags: Authentic Leadership, favorable circumstances, geographic proximity, Harriet Tubman, leadership qualities, personal circumstances
So what are you passionate about as a leader and in other roles you have in life? Have you thought about the circumstances that influenced or compelled yout make those choices?
Here’s a leadership-oriented axiom that describes the opportunity every leader has within their reach. “The most effective leaders use favorable circumstances to their advantage.”
For example, circumstances favored More
18 Apr 2010
by Lavernein Authentic Leadership, Courage, Harriet Tubman, Lead by Example Tags: Authentic Leadership, bravery, co worker, Courage, effective leadership, Harriet Tubman, impossible challenge, inspirational leadership, perfect time, survival, uncertainty
Have you experienced a bone chilling challenge as a leader – a point where you had to take on a harrowing challenge to persuade your team to do the same?
Every leader knows that leading by example is a necessary technique, especially when courage is required to successfully complete a task or project. Simply handing out assignments and monitoring the team’s progress isn’t an effective leadership approach in these situations.
This is, however, the perfect time for Inspirational Leadership,
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09 Apr 2010
by Lavernein Authentic Leadership, Courage, Harriet Tubman, Uncategorized, Women Leadership in Business Tags: Courage, courageous leader, dreamer, hardships, Harriet Tubman, heroine, inspiration, inspirational quote, leadership qualities, notable women in history, patience, women in history
I was talking to an acquaintance about how much inspiration I found in the accomplishments of notable women in history. Nanita (close to her real name) said quite firmly that she could never be a courageous leader like someone such as Harriet Tubman.
I then questioned how courageous I could be as a leader until I remembered something very important. Click here to learn more about courageous leadership
03 Apr 2010
by Lavernein Courage, Harriet Tubman, Planning Tags: adversaries, attributes, best time, critical success factor, Harriet Tubman, leadership decisions, leadership efforts, relatives, successful escape, team members, timing leadership decisions
Are you facing a key decision? Every decision an effective leader makes certainly includes the actual decision – to go forward with an action or not. But there is another element of a decision that is just as critical. Learn more about Timing Decisions
29 Mar 2010
by Lavernein Authentic Leadership, Courage, Harriet Tubman, Networking, Personal Brand, Uncategorized Tags: Authentic Leadership, best practices, courageous acts, Harriet Tubman, ida wells, madame c j walker, Networking, Personal Brand, timeless lessons
Were the courageous acts of Harriet Tubman, Madame C. J. Walker and Ida Wells, among others, lessons only for their eras? Are the lessons of leadership they exemplified timeless – lessons that we in our era can learn?
For example, everyone acknowledges that Harriet Tubman was a More
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