Greg on leadership

For decades, transactional leadership—that is, leadership that’s all about doing things that lead to reward or punishment—has been the subject of countless books, conferences, and workshops. Transactional leadership is about time management and conflict resolution and putting checks in boxes. It has its basis in competency, not in inspiration.

Dr. Greg Sipes is more interested in transformational leadership. It’s leadership based on what you are, not what you do. It’s not about incentive plans, but rather the quality of your relationships. It’s about inspiring people to give extra effort. And it’s as much about leading a life as it is about leading an organization.

Find out more about how Greg’s insights can help you. See Greg in action, or order Greg’s latest book, Lead As You Live, Live As You Lead: Discovering the Six Principles of Uncommon Sense for Uncommon Success.

Greg on Right brain vs. left brain

We’ve long known that healthy personal lives are about right-brain functioning, although we don’t usually think of it this way. Right-directed thinking is inclined toward empathy, play and meaning, in other words, relationship — and in our personal lives, nothing is more important than our relationships with family and friends.

But, for the first time in American life, we are encouraged to be relational at work as well as at home because it’s what works best in both settings. No longer does the employee have to put on a different hat at work from the one they wear at home. No longer can we explain non-relational work decisions as “just business” because non-relational decisions at work are just as misguided and self-defeating as non-relational decisions at home.

No longer is success at work about being primarily numbers-focused and making “hard-nosed” decisions while success at home is about being “soft hearted.” No longer can we afford to live in duplicity. We must lead as we live and live as we lead.