Kathryn D. Cramer, PH.D.
Founder and Managing Partner, The Cramer Institute

Are you ready to answer the heroic call to great leadership?

January 11, 2016 - The Heroic Journey

Have you signed up for my Lead Positive The More Human Way webinar series with Terry “Starbucker” St. Marie yet? Better hurry, it starts back in just two weeks on January 22nd! The Heroic Leadership Journey calls upon Joseph Campbell’s narrative framework to help leaders see their paths forward and navigate the predictable (and unpredictable) head...

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Lead Positive Manifesto

January 7, 2016 - Lead Positive, Read Blog Posts

When you ‘lead positive,’ you offer a compelling vision of the future by reframing problems into possibilities and appealing to a higher sense of purpose, a noble and mighty cause. When you think, speak, and act out of the positive side of the ledger, people feel more hopeful and confident about the future.

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Reading Your Body in Real Time

January 7, 2016 - Just for Fun

Your body can be your most trusted ally in evaluating whether you are on track to respond or to react. Your body and facial expressions reveal your internal state. This next test helps to increase your awareness of your specific behavioral patterns.

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Lead Positive The More Human Way (Free Webinar!)

December 1, 2015 - Lead Positive, The Heroic Journey

I am so excited about my new webinar series with Terry “Starbucker” St. Marie on how to Lead Positive The More Human Way! If you don’t yet know who Terry is, you should! Terry is a writer, consultant, and startup investor living in Portland, Oregon. For the past 9 years he has published a popular blog featuring his...

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Serving Yourself to Serve Others: A Heroic Leadership Journey

Today I published my Lead Positive Profile with Bonnie Marcus, women’s success coach and author of The Politics of Promotion on my Psychology Today blog. In the profile, we tracked the evolution of Bonnie’s heroic journey from kindergarten teacher, to corporate executive, to entrepreneur and successful business coach. Here are some of the most inspirational quotes from her interview....

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Reflection and Anticipation

June 21, 2015 - The Heroic Journey

I believe leaders must be willing to embark on heroic levels of adventure if they are to make significant positive change in an upside-down world that demands organizational transformation, innovation and culture change.

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Now is the time to share what you learned

June 14, 2015 - The Heroic Journey

Having engaged all of your allies and emerged triumphant from the Supreme Ordeal, you the leader have come to the place you had only imagined at the start. You find a new culture developing, a new bold innovative business approach in progress.

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