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In psychology and cognitive science, a schema describes a pattern of thought or behavior that organizes categories of information and the relationships among them. While attending and presenting at the first Global Followership Conference in July of 2019, I saw some of the conference staff wearing shirts with “Not just another F-word” printed on the back. This got me thinking about the current meaning or acceptances of “followership” in society in general, and specificall

When conducting training for new leaders, one of the basic concepts we explore is how they obtain and use the different sources of power. There are five basic bases of power; positional (legitimate), reward, punishment (coercive), expert, and referent (respect). Additionally, there are two other forms of power, “connection” power and “information” power. Each of these forms of power can be used in a functional or dysfunctional way. What determines if it is functional or d

Statistically, I am a survivor and probably shouldn't be here... With a significantly lower average life expectancy after retirement, increased exposure to hazards, vicarious stress (and/or PTSD), shiftwork and sleep deprivation, and a higher rate of suicide, the average police officer has a much reduced life expectancy after retirement. In one study titled, "Life Expectancy in Police Officers: A Comparison with the U.S. General Population," (Violanti, John M., et al, 2013) o

Leadership lessons can be learned almost anywhere, even while walking on a treadmill, listening to rock-n-roll and watching a little league game on T.V. Walking on the treadmill at my gym, I was listening to music (yes, rock-n-roll), and ignoring the TV about three feet in front of me. At one point in my walk, I looked up at the T.V. and realized that the baseball game that was on was the Western Regional finals for the Little League World Series being shown on ESPN. The g

Can your supervisors transform their leadership inspiration into behaviors? In my CMF Leadership Consulting’s Leadership Effectiveness seminars, I ask the age-old question: What’s the difference between managing and leading? I always get some close responses and then someone may quote General Schwarzkopf with, “You manage things, you lead people.” I usually also get the answer of, “Leadership is inspiring people to do what you want them to do,” or something similar. Of cou

When you’re sick and don’t know what is wrong with you, you go to a doctor, right? And then what happens? The doctor may conduct an examination and asks you questions about the “symptoms” you are experiencing. She/he may ask for tests or take samples to try to determine the underlying cause or illness. When your car’s “maintenance needed” light comes on and you don’t know what is wrong you take it to someone who knows how to fix it, right? The vehicle maintenance speciali

People and organizations are always talking about learning leadership principles, and leadership practices. But what many leaders within those organizations forget is that leadership is a combination of many individual skills, and like many skills, if not used or practiced, then it has the potential to be lost or used improperly. Leadership as a practice, is a perishable skill that trainers, supervisors, managers, CEO's, and others must continually work with to continue to

In response to the recent naval incidents involving US ships, including collisions involving the USS Fitzgerald and the John S. McCain, in which 17 sailors were killed, the Secretary of the Navy, Richard V. Spencer acknowledged, "We have a problem in the Navy, and we're going to fix it." Photo Credit: © STR/AFP/AFP/Getty Images This picture shows damages on the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald off the Shimoda coast after it collided with a Philippine-flagged container

We are always asked the question: “Are leaders born or is leadership learned?” Well, let's address the obvious first, all leaders have to have been born at some point in order to be alive! So, now let's get into the not-so obvious!. Consider leaders like Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., George Washington, even Adolf Hitler, Genghis Khan, and many others, why were they able to influence others? Where did they get their knowledge, skills, and ab

When was the last time you had to do algebra, geometry, or statistics? Did you remember all the little steps? When was the last time you had to write a book report, or resume, or formal letter? Did you remember how to format it correctly? If you don't use your computer e-mail page or web browser page, don't you have to "refresh" it to get it current? Don't feel bad, we tend to forget some of the things we don't use. I used to be pretty good at juggling, but when my son a

"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." - John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America As leadership is changing so we must change with it. CMF Leadership Consulting is changing and adapting along with the rest of the community and leadership training needs. Here are some of the things we are doing: - We are updating our website to be more user-friendly, while also being more modern and appeal

As leaders we are constantly looking for new and different ways to motivate people. Motivation through consequences, the "carrot and stick" has been proven to be only effective until there is more than just rudimentary cognitive skill involved, then they have an opposite effect. So the question is, "How do you motivate people who are not motivated by rewards and punishment?" #text #leader #leadership #motivate #motivation #rewards #punishment