Articles by Will Marre, Founder and CEO, REALeadership Alliance
Will Marre, Founder and CEO, REALeadership Alliance
Will Marre is the co-founder and former president of the Covey Leadership Center where he translated the concepts of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" into powerful leadership courses taught to millions of executives worldwide. Will is a pioneer in socially-strategic enterprise. As CEO of the ReaLeadership Alliance, he helps leaders identify, communicate and implement new socially-strategic business models. Will links sustainability to strategy to foster a platform for enduring growth. Will specifically helps organizations identify their “unique value advantage” that amplifies differentiation and value. An acclaimed speaker, Will recently received an Emmy Award® for writing the learning documentary "Reclaiming Your American Dream" that continues to air on Public Television stations around the country. Will is passionate about helping improve the quality of our personal lives as well as accelerate economic and social improvement throughout the world. He's currently launching "CitizenOne," an education campaign to teach social entrepreneurship to high school and college students worldwide.
The single greatest cause of leadership failure is isolation. At least that’s my conclusion after spending three decades as a personal leadership advisor to scores of CEOs and senior executives. Isolation is like an odorless, invisible, poisonous gas that slowly causes a lethal blindness to facts and evidence that are contrary to the plans, policies and strategy that leaders are responsible for. The causes of isolation are simple to understand.
