The Underside of Command – Case Example of Leadership from Gettysburg

Decision-Making | Fictional Case | History | Leading Teams | Tools for Leaders | Trust The following case study is on decision-making that occurred during the Battle of Gettysburg and was written by the Founder of Leaders247, Gordon Whitehead. The case was developed...

Leverage Others

Leading Teams | Learn from Others | Team Leaders247 Founder Gordon Whitehead interviewed Niel Nickolaisen the Chief Technology Officer for O.C. TANNER. In this segment of the interview, Niel shared the importance of leveraging the talents and wisdom of those around...

Meet Face-to-Face

Conflict | Managing Stress | Stress | Team | Team Conflict Regardless of the conflict, it may be tempting to try to work through email, text, or even through third parties. In this video, Leaders247 Founder Gordon Whitehead emphasizes the need for us to get into the...

Learn from Failure

Humility | Self-Aware | Trust Kevin Crandall is a highly experienced and successful leader. In this segment of our interview with him he shares two key principles: We need to be alert to blind spots in our leadership that may lead to mistakes or even failure.  We need...

Fix Mistakes Quickly

Apologize | Honesty | Trust In this video, Leaders247 Founder Gordon Whitehead shares a scenario where he had to use an unconventional approach to fix a mistake that occurred in the heat of the moment. Ask a...

The Corporate Apology

Apologize | Honesty | Transparency | Trust Apology Model At some point in your career, something will go wrong. When that moment happens, the way you deal with it will make all the difference. Your reaction will set the tone for everyone around you, including the...

Dealing with Difficult People

Firing Working With Challenging Employees Dan Springer, CEO of Responsys, speaks with graduate students at Stanford about dealing with difficult people. He shares an interesting view – one that most of us will recognize from experience. Many leadership courses begin...