Quoted in the News . . .

5 Mistakes Leaders CANNOT Make in the Workplace . . . by Bo Short
Posted on January 14, 2007

I was recently asked to submit the following for a magazine article. While we are always promoting proper behavior (what TO DO) to the leaders of an organization the following offers what NOT TO DO. Sometimes looking at workplace dynamics from this perspective is helpful. It may appear as common sense, however, it is remarkable how many so-called leaders abuse their position.

Vision In Leadership..by Bo Short
Posted on March 23, 2006

Vision is the basis for the best kind of leadership. Instinctively, most of us follow a leader who has real vision and whom we sense can transform that vision into meaningful, effective and inspirational strategies. Vision is not simply projecting what the sales targets should be for the next quarter. Vision is not just seeing things as they are. Vision is the ability to see things as they can be.

Keep it Simple: Find Your Focus
Posted on March 2, 2006

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Personal Time
"It's very easy to let work consume you," says Bo Short, president of the American Leadership Foundation, a Charlottesville, Virginia, nonprofit organization that offers leadership conferences and seminars. "But if you do, will it eat you alive?" Here are five ways to create a more balanced life . . .

An Era of Bad Service - Or None at All
Posted on November 28, 2005

Rosemary Barnes
San Antonio Express-News

... "What we've got now are people who are so frustrated because they feel like they are not being heard," said Robert "Bo" Short, president of the American Leadership Foundation. "What's lacking is any response that tells concerned consumers that the company is sorry for the poor service they've experienced and that they'll try to resolve it. But that's not happening because there is a loss of understanding by corporate leaders that employees need to be connected to a company, a product and the people." ...

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Cutting Corners
Posted on November 4, 2005

In this day and age of steroids, corporate scandals, and unethical politics, I oftentimes find myself saddened and disgusted by the message we are sending our children. As adults we have a responsibility to set an example that displays the better side of our nature; the side that requires contemplation and a concern for the future . . .
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