05 Apr 2011
by Lavernein entrepreneurship, Lead by Example, Uncategorized Tags: Courage, credibility, dreams, Harriet Tubman, Leadership, leadership qualities, notable women in history, successful escape, woman leader
Image by Paul Lowry via Flickr
Leaders, how determined are you to accomplish the goals that you ask others to embrace? Are you willing to go it alone, just you and your dream until you are able to lead others down the same path?
Often leaders start out alone, a leader of no one aside from herself. The leader lives and breathes the singular kernel of an ideal, a belief, or a necessity that must be accomplished, no matter the odds. The odds might be life or death, as was the case with Harriet Tubman, a fine example of a historical woman leader. Only her escape to freedom would bring her an opportunity to fulfill her dreams.
In 1849 … the slaves were to be sold, though previously set free by an old will. Harriet resolved not to be sold, and so, with no knowledge of the North … she walked away one night alone (Sanborn, 1863).
The odds for you as a leader may not be life or death, but it could mean your livelihood, or even our credibility. How do you ensure success of your venture or goal? More
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
31 Jul 2010
by Lavernein Women Leadership in Business Tags: change, Courage, courageous acts
It’s a new day, refreshed by a night of thunderstorm and downpour. And a new look for this website. Why the change?
Just like we all have to grow and change to stay current, it was time to upgrade to a WordPress theme that had Social Media features built-in, and a more flexible set of sidebar widget options.
It took a little bit courage to make the changes but courage has usually it’s own reward. In this case, a fresher, and more socially enabled website.
What do you think?
12 Jun 2010
by Lavernein Harriet Tubman, Leadership, Planning, Women Leadership in Business Tags: Authentic Leadership, Courage, timeless lessons
Leaders, great and ordinary, do many deeds in service to others. In fact, the founder of Servant Leader, Robert Greenleaf stated that, “The servant-leader is servant first.” I’ve talked about how Harriet Tubman is a successful example of leadership and skills.
As an example of women of historical leadership, Harriet Tubman proved to possess the utmost in selflessness and bravery. She served in many roles during the Civil War ...
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
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