The Legacy of a Pioneering Leader Dr. Lee Smith, colleague and friend, passed away on December 25, 2025 in the Dallas, Texas area. Lee was born near Dallas and raised her two daughters there, with her husband Vernon, a former Navy boy. Lee’s early career began as a licensed cosmetician with her own shop, where she first used her well-respected …

The Ark of Leadership: An Integrative Perspective By William Bergquist, Jeannine Sandstrom and Agnes Mura To download this sample chapter, click the red button below. To purchase the book, click the link on book title above.   Chapter 6 Leadership on the Ark (I): The Context and Setting A central tenant of an appreciative perspective on leadership is recognition and understanding …

Leadership can be complex—especially as we consider how 21st Century organizations must be led effectively. Together with her colleague, Dr. Lee Smith, one of us [Dr. Jeannine Sandstrom] as co-editor of Curated 2020, has simplified and distinguished five core competency platforms and associated critical success skills for successful leadership. These platforms represent a complete set of observable and measurable behaviors.  …

Our vision for the show is really to showcase the depth and scope of the Legacy Leadership Model that we both hold in high regard.  As well we want to introduce our listeners to the many exceptional ways that leadership is expressed in the world.

 Dr. Jeannine Sandstrom and Dr. Lee Smith Legacy Leadership™ is the wisdom of the ages structured and packaged for today’s – and tomorrow’s – leaders.  Its truths and Best Practices are timeless, proven keys to sustained significance – and form the foundation for real-time legacy in today’s business environment.  Legacy Leadership ™ is a complete program – a philosophy, a …

A Legacy Leader® understands that we cannot NOT influence, and therefore becomes an intentional influencer. It is about having a consciousness that all that we do influences, even when we aren't aware of it.

Great leaders are conscious guardians of both personal and organizational vision and values. It becomes part of who they are, and guides all they do.

Collaboration and Innovation don't happen by themselves. They must be encouraged, nurtured, with opportunities created by leaders. This is not about being creative, it is about being a creator, one who instinctively creates opportunities where collaboration and innovation can flourish.

An advocator is one who stands firm in support. It is about BEING someone who is courageous enough to take a stand, and stay standing. It means having a well-defined sense of right, and the internal strength to defend it.

A calibrator is one who is clear about standards, vision, values, and what is right both personally and organizationally, and measures all behavior against them. This is an ongoing internal process that never stops.