by Cliff W. Gilmore | Apr 17, 2018 | Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Read to Lead, Recommended Reading |
Two characteristics common among successful leaders are introspective self-awareness and a thirst for knowledge. Put another way, leaders read. Knowing where to start reading can be a daunting task though and let’s face it, leaders are busy folks. If you commit to...
by Cliff W. Gilmore | Apr 3, 2018 | Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Read to Lead, Recommended Reading, Team Development |
One of the four cornerstones of my personal leadership philosophy is initiative, which I took the liberty of defining in this context as, “recognizing and realizing (literally, making real!) the potential and possibility in those around me.” The other...
by Cliff W. Gilmore | Mar 20, 2018 | CBL, CBL Principles, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Recommended Reading |
Trust, whether within teams, or between teams and the customers and clients they serve, is vital to the enduring success of leaders and their organizations. Yet extensive surveys by Pew and Gallup indicate the general public’s trust in institutions, public and...
by Cliff W. Gilmore | Nov 8, 2017 | About NoC, CBL, CBL Principles, Leadership, Recommended Reading |
Communication-Based Leadership was born of desperation in the field of U.S. military public affairs during the early years of the post-9/11 era. I was a Marine Corps captain at the time, teaching future Public Affairs Officers at the Defense Information School....
by Cliff W. Gilmore | Jul 25, 2017 | Leadership, Recommended Reading |
There are three general ways to become a better leader: experience, study and, ideally, a combination of the two. Unfortunately, many leaders are too busy dealing with day-to-day challenges to make a deep study of leadership. And of course if they do manage to carve...
