In our final blog post in the Effective and Strategic Leadership blog series, David H. Huntoon, Jr. shares advice on accountability for leaders: View 3 Thoughts for Effective and Strategic Leadership View 4 Thoughts for Effective and Strategic Leadership 8.  Be accountable and responsible for successes and failures.  Own up to mistakes and move forward. In the military we say that a commander is responsible for everything that happens or fails to happen during that tour of command. Leaders are responsible for a broad range of actions of commission (things they do) and omission (things they fail to do) for […]

The blog that follows is the second posting in the blog series of Effective and Strategic Leadership Thoughts by David H. Huntoon, Jr. View Effective and Strategic Leadership Thoughts #1 through #4 5. Work hard to sustain your health, fitness and rest; you may never achieve complete balance but you should always try. Senior leaders often focus so much effort on accomplishing the mission day in and day out that they create imbalance in their own lives. Self-imposed or statutory deadlines, the inherent stress of large scale responsibility, the continuous expectations of your staff, your clients, your customers, your oversight […]

About This Blog Series Self-help lists are popular in the information age. The shelves of our local big box book stores and the content of most social media sites are filled with advice lists to improve our business success, productivity, social lives, athletic skills, and our health. Lists with advice for leaders are common too, and though they are often personal opinions based on diverse experiences, they can provide some common denominators useful in increasing the capacity of leadership in any organization. Having recently served as a strategic coach and mentor to a senior government leader program, I provided my […]