Author: David Rowell

  • Listening and Empathy: Critical for Success

    Listening is a skill. Few other skills are more critical for effective communication and strong leadership than the ability to listen. In fact listening is one leadership skill that ranks far and above all others in determining your overall success as a leader according to a new High-Resolution Leadership report from Development Dimensions International (DDI),…

  • Status Quo: How Male Allies Can Effect Change

    I happened to be visiting a city recently where I had family and a couple of meetings. Between engagements, I stopped for some lunch and sat outside to enjoy the beautiful weather. While I was sitting on a bench in a surprisingly not-so-clean park, a gust of wind lifted up my napkin. As it danced…