Welcome to the Dare!

Leading by example is more effective than leading by command.

— James M. Kouzes, The Leadership Challenge.

Welcome to the LEADership Dare, where we believe that you have the ability, experience, and even desire to lead others. We have faith in your abilities to influence others; we dare you to take up the reigns of a leader and guide others to success.

This project/blog in an experiment from the famous book by Kouzes and Posner, The Leadership Challenge. The authors’ book influenced this blog writer and several others, enough to even convince this author to pursue a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership at an U.S.-based university. While this blog is not meant to supersede any information found in Kouzes and Posner’s influential text, the information found in these blog pages are meant to supplement their (and other leadership coaches’) models.

The truth is that the world has a lack of good leadership. Many people who are capable leaders or have the experience to mentor others simply lack the passion to lead. Or worse, these leaders see “all the hard work” it takes to lead others effectively and simply choose to look the other way.

Leadership is a choice and one that we wish more people would take on to encourage others to perform at their highest potential. It is easy to have a title or authority in an organization, but leadership requires that a leader (any person) lead by example. Leaders do not decide who leads. Followers do.

This blog has one purpose: to help you become a better leader. We want to share our knowledge with you that we have learned over the years as professional leaders, academics, and executive coaches. This blog will contain practical information, academic research concepts and models, and sage advice from executive leaders who want others to learn from their mistakes.

We only ask one request in return: try LEADing others – Lead Everywhere Anyone Daily. When you sense that leadership is needed in any situation, push aside any inhibitions, take initiative, and try to influence others positively. You may be surprised at just how effective you are as a leader.