From Co-Worker to Boss
Congratulations! You have just been promoted to manager in your department or at your company. Or, maybe you have made the decision to start your own company and many …
Leaders Encourage Vigorous Debate
Great leaders know how to focus on the positive, helpful, edifying and uplifting communication while managing the negative, destructive, decisive and demeaning communication in meetings. Consider this advice from …
What in the World?
Who do you trust? Who do you believe anymore? Ebola has come to the United States of America. Our President, the leader of the free world said it would …
Communicating as a Leader
I recently spent 2 days in meetings with the North American members of my global team. There were a lot of presentations. A lot! One word that came up …
Leadership is… Teaching
Leadership is teaching. We must tell others what we are attempting, why we are doing it, how we plan on getting there and how to avoid pitfalls along the …
Talkative Leadership
This past Sunday I stood up in front of a large group of people and talked. And talked, and talked, and talked. I ended up talking for 10 minutes. …
The NFL: Major Leadership Fail
I was on Facebook the other day and I saw this post-“Wanted: an obedience school that trains puppies AND sweet little 2 year old girls.” Of course, I couldn’t …
Develop Your Own Financial Game Plan – The Beginning, Part 2
When we last visited I outlined some of the basic principles that need attention to more effectively chart our financial course in life. The start of any journey requires proper …
Adaptive Leadership
So many of the world’s problems, and the issues that organizations, businesses, and people face every day can seem intractable and unsolvable. Leadership consultants Ronald Heifetz, Alexander Grashow and …
Listening for the Future
Great leaders are always “listening for the future” all the while staying grounded in the here and the now. That sounds impressive and insightful. But what does it mean? …