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Mastering Strategic Focus: The First Pillar of Transformational Leadership

Laurel Ross March 7, 2024 No Comments

Strategic Focus is the cornerstone of our Four Pillars, arguably the most crucial for achieving ongoing and increasing success. Many companies fall into the trap of distraction, prioritizing day-to-day demands [...]

The Four Pillars of Transformational Leadership

Laurel Ross February 24, 2024 No Comments

Transformational leadership is more than just a style of management; it’s a catalyst for organizational change, growth, and success. At its core are four essential pillars that leaders must master [...]

Unsinkable Lessons: The Enduring Impact of the Titanic on Leadership

Laurel Ross February 7, 2024 No Comments

In the early hours of April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic, a marvel of modern engineering, sank into the icy waters of the North Atlantic after colliding with an iceberg. [...]

The AI-Powered Leader: Transformational Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Laurel Ross December 7, 2023 No Comments

In an era defined by rapid technological advancements and groundbreaking innovations, the world of leadership is at a crossroads. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a formidable disruptor, reshaping the [...]

The Enneagram for Business

Laurel Ross August 17, 2023 No Comments

In the evolving world of business, where soft skills and team dynamics have become integral to success, understanding oneself and one’s colleagues has never been more vital. Enter the Enneagram: [...]

Igniting Innovation: How Transformational Leadership Sparks Breakthrough Ideas

Laurel Ross June 19, 2023 No Comments

Innovation is the lifeblood of organizations in today’s rapidly evolving world. It is the driving force behind growth, competitiveness, and long-term success. But innovation doesn’t happen by chance. It requires [...]

Five Key Indicators for Ethical Leadership

Laurel Ross May 6, 2023 No Comments

Transformational leaders understand that development and motivation are essential for organizations to achieve their fullest potential. While transformational leadership can be an effective way to create positive change within an [...]

Managing Change Resistance through Transformational Leadership

Laurel Ross February 25, 2023 No Comments

Even though change is inevitable, people can sometimes meet it with resistance. Whether it is a new company strategy, a change in leadership, or a shift in organizational structure, change [...]

The Importance of Self-Awareness in Transformational Leadership

Laurel Ross February 11, 2023 2 Comments

Self-awareness is at the core of transformational leadership. To be an effective leader who inspires and transforms others, it is essential to have a deep understanding of one’s own values, [...]

The Basics of Transformational Leadership

Laurel Ross February 6, 2023 No Comments

What IS transformational leadership? Transformational leadership is an approach to leadership that inspires and motivates individuals to achieve their full potential. This approach is characterized by a focus on personal [...]

Overcoming Change Resistance

Laurel Ross December 18, 2020 No Comments

I walk my dogs every morning: rain or shine, wind or heat, I walk my dogs every morning. And every morning I experience some form of change resistance. Now, don’t [...]

Sweet Mystery of Life (and how it all works)

Laurel Ross July 14, 2015 No Comments

“The number of habitable worlds in our galaxy is certainly in the tens of billions, minimum, and we haven’t even talked about the moons. And the number of galaxies we [...]

Knowing Beyond Knowing: Intuition

Laurel Ross July 6, 2015 No Comments

Intuition is a popular subject these days. References to it saturate social media. I see everything from advice on how to improve my intuition, to tests to discover whether or [...]

Here’s the Choice: Do Your Best!

Laurel Ross April 1, 2015 1 Comment

Last Monday, Alberto Zamora arrived home later than usual. He opened his garage door and drove in. He was eager to see his wife and new baby daughter after a [...]

Remember the Clue!

Laurel Ross March 23, 2015 No Comments

It’s the lightening round at the end of the game. You still have one chance to pull out the win. The words fly onto your screen from right and left: [...]

Dark Matters: What’s the Phunque?

Laurel Ross January 6, 2015 No Comments

Ok! So, I haven’t blogged in a few weeks. I don’t feel full of joy and love right now. I mean, I’m not sick or anything, but I just don’t [...]

It’s the Lights

Laurel Ross December 5, 2014 No Comments

One of my favorite things about the holidays is all the lights in the neighbor. As December 25th approaches, more and more lights appear: icicles, strings, lighted deer scattered [...]

In the Waiting Room

Laurel Ross October 24, 2014 2 Comments

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Pink ribbons adorn the stores, posters remind us to take care of ourselves. But I don’t need October to remind me of my ongoing [...]

October Reflections

Laurel Ross October 8, 2014 No Comments

I was talking to a friend of mine this morning about affirmations: those positive statements we create to help us stretch into new areas of personal development. I was reflecting [...]

Get Busy Loving

Laurel Ross January 26, 2014 1 Comment

On January 19th, 1967, a man named Michael Daugherty, shot and killed my father, Peter Keefe in Costa Mesa CA. My father had gone out that night after dinner at [...]

Playing with the IS-ness

Laurel Ross May 6, 2013 No Comments

Huh? What’s that? –you ask. As we turn the focus of our attention back to our own quiet center, we are also re-turning our attention to the IS-ness: that which [...]

YOU are the Leader!

Laurel Ross April 29, 2013 No Comments

Have you ever been in a conversation with someone who didn’t understand you? It’s like this: you are trying to explain your view or position on a certain subject and [...]

Just Love

Laurel Ross April 16, 2013 No Comments

My post will be short today, in honor of those injured and killed in yesterday’s bombings in Boston. I just want to take a moment to send my love and [...]

Where is the Love?

Laurel Ross March 19, 2013 No Comments

I love that old Roberta Flack and Donnie Hathaway song, don’t you? “Where is the love, you said you’d give to me through eternity, will it ever be? Where is [...]

The Real You: Public and Private

Laurel Ross March 4, 2013 No Comments

What kind of a gap between public and private self do you experience in your daily life? Do you find yourself thinking one thing and doing another? Do you make [...]

Change Your Password

Laurel Ross February 19, 2013 No Comments

Do you ever have trouble remembering your password?? Why not use your passwords to give yourself an affirmation. Now that we have to log in for EVERYTHING, I have discovered [...]

Finding Your True Abundance

Laurel Ross February 11, 2013 No Comments

Do you have enough of what you need to be happy? What else do you need? Money? A job? What is it? We can lose ourselves in the fear of [...]

Category: Inspirational

Mastering Strategic Focus: The First Pillar of Transformational Leadership

The Four Pillars of Transformational Leadership

Unsinkable Lessons: The Enduring Impact of the Titanic on Leadership

The AI-Powered Leader: Transformational Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

The Enneagram for Business

Igniting Innovation: How Transformational Leadership Sparks Breakthrough Ideas

Five Key Indicators for Ethical Leadership

Managing Change Resistance through Transformational Leadership

The Importance of Self-Awareness in Transformational Leadership

The Basics of Transformational Leadership

Overcoming Change Resistance

Sweet Mystery of Life (and how it all works)

Knowing Beyond Knowing: Intuition

Here’s the Choice: Do Your Best!

Remember the Clue!

Dark Matters: What’s the Phunque?

It’s the Lights

In the Waiting Room

October Reflections

Get Busy Loving

Playing with the IS-ness

YOU are the Leader!

Just Love

Where is the Love?

The Real You: Public and Private

Change Your Password

Finding Your True Abundance

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