Big Birds – A story of a sacrificial leader
My father, or Baba, as I call him in Farsi has always told my siblings and I that “big birds fly with big birds.” I never understood what that meant …
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Mama Tica was a Leader
Sometimes it’s more difficult to identify great qualities in the people closest to you because you know them too well. I know my dad is a great leader, because …
Mama Tica was a Leader Read MoreBoundaries and Balance between Work and Family
Last semester, I interviewed a family member, Cemal Ayilmaz, for my leadership style paper. Cemal is married to my aunt for more than 45 years now. He started his career …
Boundaries and Balance between Work and Family Read MoreMy leadership, my journey
By Ivana Braga “It is a shame that so many leaders spend their time pondering their rights as leaders instead of their awesome responsibilities as leaders.” — James C. Hunter, The …
My leadership, my journey Read MoreTo lead is to serve. To serve is to live
Book Review: ‘More Hesselbein on Leadership’ by Frances Hesselbein, James M. Kouzes (Foreword by) By Ivana Braga 120 pages | July 2012 Paperback: US$ 15.99 Nook book: US$ 11.49 If you already heard …
To lead is to serve. To serve is to live Read More“The leader must…..”
Published for the first time in 1989, “On Becoming a Leader” is a classical and well-known leadership book by Warren Bennis. The book is a combination of Bennis’s own insights …
“The leader must…..” Read MoreHow to “serve” to an adaptive challenge?
Adaptive leadership is a response to adaptive challenges which are complex, not very well analyzed or -for several reasons- ignored challenges. The adaptive leadership requires a very honest elaboration of …
How to “serve” to an adaptive challenge? Read MoreFriendship: What to do with it in professional life?
Don’t we all wish that there was a magical recipe or an operating manual for managing relationships? We have so many different kinds of relationships and each of them is …
Friendship: What to do with it in professional life? Read MoreInsights about teamwork
By Ivana Braga Teamwork is a complex concept and practice. I have some insights from my experience. However, in advance, I will tell you I don’t have all the answers …
Insights about teamwork Read MoreOne head cannot carry a roof
Source: groundswell international The Malawian proverb “mutu umodzi susenza denga” (literary meaning one head alone can not carry a roof) means that you can’t solve problems alone. This proverb is …
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