We all know “that” kind of leader. And we have all experienced the pain of trying work follow and work with one like “that.” But, what is “that?” Today I …
How Important Are YOUR Results?
It is easy to follow a “winner.” And it is easy to follow when everything is chugging along nicely and the organization is experiencing success, growth, profitability, everyone feels valued …
The Discomfort of Thought
Opinions are like belly buttons. Everybody has one. And some of them are a little funky. I am sorry for those initial thoughts which you are now desperately trying not …
Listening To An Old Soundtrack
Every one of us has a soundtrack playing inside our head. It is a recording of the things that people have said to us over the years. For many of …
Turn It Upside Down
Let’s take one final look at some leadership lessons that I observed from the last two weekends that I spent playing with my youngest grandson in various sandboxes. The actions …
Go To The Source
There is still so much more to say about the leadership lessons that I learned while playing in the sandbox recently with my youngest grandson. As you may recall, we …
Shake It Up and Find Capacity
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. — Muhammad Ali As you saw on Monday, it was a great weekend at my house. …
Lessons from the Sandbox
It was a great weekend at my house. I got to spend some quality time with my youngest grandchild. While playing with him in the sandbox, I saw a couple …
Where Do Leaders Go For Help?
Even leaders need help. Or, maybe I should say, “Especially leaders need help.” I am not sure if that is the right way to say that grammatically, but I think …
Leadership Capital – Part 1
How do you measure leadership acumen? How is it measured as it gained? How is it measured as it is expended? Is there a subjective scale or is there an …