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Mar 15

Natural Leaders: Spoiler Alert – They Constantly Work At It

They’re out there, natural leaders, that is. These are people who make leadership seem as easy and ordinary as riding a bike. They have a measured way about them and just seem, intuitively, to know what to do and how to do it. A Lunch Meeting I happened to have... read more →

Feb 19

Who Did This? Taking Responsibility for Leading Myself First

When our dog, Lucy, did something like chew up the binder of a book or dig through the wastebasket, we would playfully say, “Who did this?” We humans can sometimes be quick to assign blame. As old and wise as I supposedly am, too often, I look for someone else... read more →

Jan 19

How Will You Act in 2024?

What’s grounding you as you move into 2024? As a leader in life (home and work), what behaviors are going to positively support your key deliverables this year? Solid leaders are very deliberate. They plan for contingencies. But here, I’m not talking about business planning for the year. I’m talking... read more →

Feb 24

The Here And Now: Moving Forward with History

Our histories are in our DNA. And some scientists would say that this is actually physiologically true! Minimally, though, much from the past has been subconsciously passed down through the generations. So, for example, learning more about my family history can possibly help me better understand my own patterns of... read more →

Dec 16

The Power of a Metaphor

I appreciate the power of a good metaphor. Teachers of all sorts have used them effectively throughout history. At P. A. WEISS Leadership Solutions we recently changed our name to Iridium Leadership. Here’s the story. Iridium is a noble metal and is one of the most solid substances on... read more →

Apr 09

Culture Assessment: Questions for Leaders

Phillip Weiss with Teresa Edmondson It’s been over a year now with the “new-normal.” Still no in-person meetings for many. Lots of calls and sometimes with cameras off – only voices. Now might be a good time to assess how your own corporate culture has fared through it all. Intentional... read more →

Jan 18

Your Best Year Yet!

By Phillip Weiss and Teresa Edmondson Greetings for the New Year! Abraham Lincoln is quoted as saying, I’m a slow walker, but I never walk back. If anyone was a thoughtful, purposeful leader, it was Lincoln. His natural introversion and penchant for reading and thought probably kept him focused on the bigger... read more →

Nov 16

Upsets

By Phillip Weiss with Teresa Edmondson Upset. The word has so many meanings, so much nuance for each of us - especially right now. It seems that no matter where we look, there’s plenty of upset swirling around. Dr. Murray Bowen had a lot to say about this idea of upset... read more →

Oct 23

Do You Know How Powerful You Are?

The modern corporation is now one of the world’s leading defining institutions. Historically in Western Civilization, the two primary definers of truth, morality and reality were, 1) powerful monarchies and 2) the Christian church. But with the advent of the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, that all began to shift.... read more →

Oct 03

There Is Much To Be Learned IF You’re Paying Attention

By Teresa Edmondson There is much to be learned in the midst of all this, IF we are paying attention. When you think about the past six months, what stands out to you? Many of you have shared with us your own takeaways from this time – what you’ve learned,... read more →

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