We have already come to the end of the first month of the year 2016. I cannot believe how swiftly this year is progressing. Many of you made resolutions. Did …
Are You Emotionally Elite?
Emotional Intelligence coaching has played a very significant role in my overall leadership development process. I am always looking for new information and new research in this area. Often, I …
Leaders and Resolutions
Tis the season for many things. Not the least of which is making New Year’s Resolutions. Each of us should consider making some resolutions. And as leaders, here are a …
Faster Horses
There is a great quote from automobile industrialist, Henry Ford, that has been on my mind lately. It deals with a leadership trait that is as in short supply today …
The Wit of the Staircase
The French seem to always be in possession of le mot juste (the right word). They indeed have a phrase for the moment following a tense or embarrassing incident that …
Three Characteristics of Visible Leaders
If you are my leader, please don’t just tell me — show up and show me! I am a passionate person and I am drawn to leaders who can express …
Thinkers are Revolutionary Leaders
Tomorrow is not “The Fourth of July.” That is a date on a calendar. It is not the name of the National Holiday that we celebrate tomorrow. The name of …
Vision provides the “What” – Leadership provides the “How”
My personal journey toward understanding leadership began many years ago. It began in a medium-sized church in Marietta, Georgia in 1983. Prior to that point I had been an observer. …
The Quintessential Leader
We are currently on a quest. My wife and I are on a quest to find and to photograph the perfect and the “quintessential Saguaro cactus.” You know the one …
7 Traits of Highly Likable Leaders
I recently opined on the subject of “likability and capability.” From some of those thoughts you may have drawn the conclusion that being likable is not something for which you …