The Leader's Letter http://leadersletter.com Thu, 11 Dec 2003 20:39:02 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2003 20:39:02 EST Thought-provoking articles on leadership. en-us Copyright 2003, Lead Well editor.rss@leadwell.com webmaster.rss@leadwell.com Leaders Letter http://leadershipspeaker.com/images/leadlettertag.gif http://leadersletter.com 144 31 Fresh thoughts on leadership. rssAuthor@leadwell.com (Don Blohowiak) Know someone with breast cancer? Modeling Values http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/236 http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/236 Breast cancer patients and their loved ones are invited to share their experiences and perspectives as part of the research for a forthcoming book: The Guy's Guide to Female Breast Cancer: A Practical Manual for the Husband, Lover, Father, Brother, Son or Friend of a Woman with Breast Cancer. The book is being written by Don Blohowiak of the Lead Well® Institute and Dr. Agnes Golding, a psychologist who has been counseling cancer patients and their families for over 20 years. By taking the b rssAuthor@leadwell.com (Don Blohowiak) Becoming Your Best Self Inner Leadership http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/235 http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/235 rssAuthor@leadwell.com (Don Blohowiak) Potent \"Must Read\" on Power Maximizing Own Effectiveness http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/234 http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/234 rssAuthor@leadwell.com (Don Blohowiak) Customer Alienation Department Managing Processes & Work Flow http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/233 http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/233 I very much like some products made by the FranklinCovey people (and appreciate the espoused principles behind them), but sometimes the company's approach to doing business just baffles me to no end. Latest case in point. On its web site, the company has a place for users to submit product suggestions (a page on which one lands after clicking a link in a FranklinCovey software product). Before the suggestion can be sent to the company, the person giving the FranklinCovey folks rssAuthor@leadwell.com (Don Blohowiak) Thou Shalt Heed & <br>Honor Ancient Lessons Leader's Library http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/232 http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/232 rssAuthor@leadwell.com (Don Blohowiak) Serving Purpose Perspectives on Leadership http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/231 http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/231 rssAuthor@leadwell.com (Don Blohowiak) Humility Aside, Here\'s Food for Thought Leader's Library http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/230 http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/230 rssAuthor@leadwell.com (Don Blohowiak) Manifesto for a Revolution Leader's Library http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/229 http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/229 rssAuthor@leadwell.com (Don Blohowiak) Engage—and <i>Keep</i>—Your Employees Leader's Library http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/228 http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/228 rssAuthor@leadwell.com (Don Blohowiak) Got Volunteers? Encouraging & Developing Others http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/227 http://leadersletter.com/db/1/4/227 If your organization depends on volunteers to lead and do work, you might be interested in sharing your experiences and receiving a report on Volunteer Best Practices. Participate in a confidential survey on attracting, motivating and keeping volunteers. It originated with some of our volunteer-dependent association clients, and is producing fascinating insights. You can add yours (and receive others')  here.