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Cell phones have become a way of life for many people. It wasn’t that long ago that the technology of cell phones didn’t exist or only existed in the imagination of some research and development department of some company. Cell phones have also evolved into more than just a phone. I remember my first cell phone was like a brick with an antenna. The battery was enormous and it made hauling the phone around almost inconvenient. Those old phones were strictly phones but now a smart phone is not just a phone but a mini computer. It is amazing what they can do. Leaders need technology to continue to change and evolve as leaders. What I would like to do today is look at leadership through the technology of the cell phone. You can tell a lot about a person and their leadership style by the cell phone they use. There are three types of cell phones I would like to look at with perspective to your leadership style. Flip phone, Slide out keyboard, Smart phone are the three styles we will look...

After a great three day weekend it is back to the leadership discussion.   Today and for the next several days I am going to look at leadership and technology. I will look at the relationship between leaders and the technology they use. This is a world full of new technology, technology that just 10-20 years ago was non-existent. Some questions to ask as we look at leadership and technology. Are leaders better leaders with the new technology? Can leaders continue to adapt and progress quickly with the new technology? What technology can be used by leaders to make leading easier? Does the leadership style make a difference in the technology used? As I progress through this leadership series I hope you will share with me your thoughts on technology and leadership. The late Steve Jobs a revolutionary leader in technology did such a good job at presenting that he could probably tell us a rock was the next big thing and people would buy it. I will also look at those leaders in the...

Today will mark the final segment of my series on decade leadership. I have really enjoyed presenting my idea on what kind of leadership style you are based upon the events of a decade. Today I am going to look at the 1990s or the nineties. The Nineties was considered the true dawn of the information age. It wasn't because information technology was invented in the nineties, it was created well before that time. It is because this information technology became more accessible to the general public. Cell phones, world wide web, email, MP3 players, DVD players and portable CD players all became accessible to the public and less expensive. The Nineties, like the seventies saw a President get impeached. This time however Clinton didn't resign like Nixon. He stayed in office and was acquitted by congress. He was impeached for perjury during his testimony in the Monica Lewinsky scandal. The country was glued to the television as a white Ford Bronco cruised through the freeways of...