by Ron Rael | Jul 9, 2014 | Blog, High Road Accountability and Ethics, High Road Cooperation and Unity, High Road Leadership
Would you like to know how much money your co-workers and bosses make? Would it be acceptable for your co-workers to know your salary? Usually this information is confidential, but a handful of companies are...
by Ron Rael | Feb 19, 2014 | High Road Cooperation and Unity, High Road Leadership
Every person has prejudgments. Everyone has their biases. It is a human condition, and yet you must not let these feelings and opinions close off opportunities that appear in front of you. Imagine that an exciting new person shows up in your life, someone who could...
by Ron Rael | Jan 31, 2014 | High Road Cooperation and Unity, High Road Leadership
Mary Barra recently became the CEO of GM. I was surprised and pleased to hear this, as the auto industry is not known for having many women in leadership positions, but Barra doesn’t share the opinion that her gender in relation to her new job is a big deal. In a...
by Ron Rael | Dec 17, 2013 | High Road Accountability and Ethics, High Road Cooperation and Unity, High Road Leadership, The Risk-Taking Leader
When I talk about high road leaders, the leaders are often CEOs or other business leaders. But we must not forget world and political leaders. We must appreciate how difficult it is to take the high road when so many others, especially those in power, are against you....
by Ron Rael | Oct 16, 2013 | High Road Accountability and Ethics, High Road Cooperation and Unity
Every time I turn on the radio or the television to catch up on the news, I hear the terms “negotiation,” “horse trading,” “give and take” and many others in relation to the government shutdown. For many years I have taught...
by Ron Rael | Sep 11, 2013 | High Road Cooperation and Unity, High Road Leadership
In the early morning of 9/11 (2001) I was driving to a client’s office to present a newly developed seminar on leadership. Listening to the fast-breaking news as I drove, a thousand questions tumbled through my head. What’s going on? Is my family...
