The Power of Principles

I think it is time that we all examine our principles and call upon managers and aspiring managers to think deeply about those principles.

Over the past year I have had increasing concern in regard to what I must call a crisis in leadership. It is not only in the U.S., but a global crisis. We desperately need to raise a generation of ethical, principled and positive leaders to move our institutions, corporate and governments, into the twenty-first century. I think it is time that we all examine our principles and call upon managers and aspiring managers and entrepreneurs to think deeply about those principles that will unite and not divide, that will uplift and not tear down, and that will energize the members of their organizations toward a worthy purpose.

For this reason I have created a new course, Transformational Leadership & Culture Change, to help leaders think about their own principles and to develop plans of action to institute a course of principled leadership in their organization.

I hope you will find this to be a helpful contribution toward what I believe is a critical need. I would love hear your thoughts about these principles or others that you feel are important.