Montana Leadership

“It takes more than words to create this force, it takes leadership. There should be no more complaining about the status quo, only efforts to change it.”

Rep. Jesse Laslovich, state representative from Anaconda, on what it takes to become actively involved in creating change.

If there is one trait that each of these leaders shares, it is tenacity.

Today the program took two dozen students out of the classroom and into local government.

"If we’re going to change Montana, going to build a new image for the state, it has to start now. Collaboration I will point to as the number one leadership issue of the 21st century,"

Last week, the National Association for Female Executives, while releasing its “Top 30 Companies for Executive Women” annual report, said that lack of targeted training — not lack of ambition — blocks women’s advancement to the highest ranks of corporate America. The companies lauded in the report — including Hewlett-Packard of Palo Alto, the only Silicon Valley company on the list — are all credited with having exemplary programs to prepare women for top positions.

Question: Do you have anything to share regarding the subject of asking the right questions? Someone once said "Forget the answers; focus on asking the right questions."

Tragically, some leaders get to the point where they fire individuals who don’t praise them sufficiently.

“We see a real strong sense of dissatisfaction about all segments of state leadership,” said Webb Brown, Montana Chamber President. “It’s pretty much across the board.”

Trust your team, but help them to become trustworthy.

A new, four-part radio series, entitled "Leadership Across Boundaries," profiles the work of innovative grassroots leaders who are addressing challenges in communities across the world. The series is based on interviews conducted at a summer…