#1 LEADERSHIP LAW
THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF ANY NATION, TEAM, OR ORGANIZATION IS ULTIMATELY DEPENDENT ON THE QUALITY OF THEIR LEADER.
—Ron Rael, Leadership Provocateur
Latest for The Leader Blog
The Economic Outlook and Low Road Leaders
The current economic conditions we are experiencing will test many leaders. During the boom years, no matter how good or bad your company was, you had to be really awful to fail (see Bear Stearns)! This economic downturn separated the competent from...
Following Rules
“Rules are made to be broken!” No truer words were ever spoken by someone who prefers the low road. Rules have their place. A society would not survive without rules; we call these cultural mores. Organizations could not exist without rules; we call these the...
Naomi, the Stairs and Leadership
One of my major worries as a grandfather and father is when children get hurt. Hurting comes with exploration and (unlike adults) children usually recover quickly. When Naomi began crawling she discovered a way to challenge herself – stairs! Our house has...
About Ron Rael of The High Road Institute®
Ron is the CEO of the High Road® Institute, an organization where people see the benefit of optimizing human potential in the workplace, its leadership, and its culture. “We encourage leaders to take the path less traveled, which requires tremendous professionalism, courage, and dedication.” Through HRI services and products, clients experience:
- Higher levels of accountability
- Actualized commitments to ethical practices
- Enhanced governance and transparency
- Employees throughout the organization who are dedicated to service



