Lonnie
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | Cross Cultural Leader Developer |
| Location | Spain |
| Introduction | I am a person who likes people and who enjoys interacting with others. I've been employed as a personnel/training specialist, been part of a start up company, run my own company and I've been a mid-level leader in a non-profit organization. However,this blog is about "being" a leader,hence the title Leading By Being. It's about: Making an impact; making a difference by "being" who you are. It's about being respectful, thoughtful, honest, humble, a learner and just being a decent person. Some leadership gurus and/or experts would call this the "soft side" of leadership. I think that "THE" leadership essential for the 21st century is more about "being" a leader than title, position, etc. As someone has so brillantly noted, "we don't want a sage on a stage but a guide alongside." I want to share what I have learned from "being" a leader over the past thirty plus years as well as what I am learning from those whom I lead as well as those who mentor me or lead me. Leading by being is not some systematic approach but a way of life-a way of living-or being. |
| Interests | Running, reading, coaching, and a fan of mutual and/or reverse mentoring. I believe that we can all learn from each other and I want to create an online forum that will help us learn how to lead Excellently people from our own, as well as, other cultures. I think are much more likely to engage people, lead people through relationships than by any other means. |
| Favorite movies | We Were Soldiers Once, Luther, Invictus, Gladiator, and The Series, Band of Brothers, |
| Favorite music | I am an eclectic when it comes to music as I enjoy listening to nearly all kinds. I am a story teller and I like stories so I enjoy music with lyrics that tell a story or a dance that dramatizes a story. |
| Favorite books | The Bible, In Search of Excellence, The Starfish and the Spider, The Little Big Things: 163 Ways To Pursue Excellence, Making Shifts Without Making Waves,Spiritual Leadership, Linchpin, The Speed of Trust |