power of listening

As I go along doing interviews with senior leaders, one of the things that comes up in one way or another is the need to be a good listener. Many of the senior leaders I talk with make explicit mention of this skill. Listening, rather than directing. Listening is the key to leading, rather than managing.

yay! we got a hit!

My co-author Lee Bewley and I just received an acceptance for our paper, Mentorship Mediated by Life-Career Seasons: An Analysis of a multi-dimensional model of mentoring among career groups of United States Army Officers.

It will be in an on-line, open-access journal so I'll definitely post a link here when it comes out.