Before We Criticize Our Leaders
How do we respond when our leaders fail or disappoint us?
Adrian PeiBe one. Build many.
How do we respond when our leaders fail or disappoint us?
Adrian PeiConformity is doing the minimum, the easiest thing … which is usually to see and react to our immediate surroundings and behave like everybody else – whether on e-mail, social media, or at a social gathering. Leadership is about seeing and noticing more.
Adrian PeiI like to think and write about leadership a lot – I love that there are so many ways to look at it. My passion is to make unique connections between these insights, and raise important questions for leaders to consider.
Adrian PeiWhen you hear the term “majority culture,” what is the first thing that comes to mind? What thoughts or feelings arise within you? What images or memories of the past resurface?
Adrian PeiA time when I experienced two extremes ‒ gratitude and entitlement ‒ through money.
Adrian PeiLeading in weakness does not mean passivity, and it’s not just for times of crisis or exhaustion.
Adrian PeiSometimes we’re not enough … but maybe we were never meant to be.
Adrian PeiWhen we’re not strong, we can notice and appreciate those who are.
Adrian PeiDo we need to re-humanize the leaders and spokespeople in our lives?
Adrian PeiAn update on my garden, and on areas I need to grow in personally.
Adrian PeiSometimes we have to look at things on a deeper, heart level and understand why people and situations are the way they are. Even why we are the way we are, and what we might need to change.
Adrian PeiAs leaders, doing what’s “most needed or important,” and serving others and the greater good, often requires doing the hard things in life, whether it’s confronting somebody or holding them accountable for their actions.
Adrian PeiWhen a leader admits his or her weaknesses in front of an audience, I think to myself: “That’s great that you see that and can articulate it so well. But how will you follow that up? What kinds of steps will you take over the next few months and years in response to what you just shared with everyone? Are you sharing because you want [...]
Adrian PeiHere are three constructive things we can do at a moment’s notice … without “taking sides” on polarizing topics.
Adrian PeiIn light of recent violence in worldwide news, here are two simple leadership skills that will help us to communicate respectfully.
Adrian PeiFeedback is a tool of power, and it can create environments of freedom or oppression.
Adrian PeiIs there an “Asian American” way to handle feedback? How does ethnicity impact feedback processes and growth?
Adrian PeiAllow yourself to be influenced by others, but believe in what you stand for.
Adrian PeiA recipe for how to make someone’s blood boil. And how to cool it down in 3 simple steps.
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