There must be structure and a methodology in a leadership coaching relationship if you want to maximize your chances of success. A leadership coach must have a personal organizational structure …
A Problem, A Tool, & Three Principles for Mentoring
Leadership is not taught. It is modeled. Therefore, it must be lived out and demonstrated before our very eyes in order to be able to impact followers and those who …
What Does Leadership Look Like?
Have you ever done a Google image search for the word “leader?” If you have, you’ve probably noticed a lot of mountain climbing, pointing, flag carrying, and little stick …
Lead Big or Lead Small
Sometimes leading small is really leading big. It is human nature for most folks, when given a choice, to choose the big piece of pie instead of the smaller piece. …
Leading, Coaching, and Mentoring
One of the great things about being involved in leadership development and coaching is the opportunity to be constantly learning and developing your own skills in these areas. They say …
Nuts and Trees
I may have mentioned a time or two before that I love great quotes. The more obscure and pithier the quote, the more I like it. And if I can …
Principles of Intentional Mentoring
There are some genuine considerations for the would-be protégé. In fact, there are four that I would have you consider today. We need to identify a leader that is worthy …
Active Mentoring
When you pause a few moments to think about it, consider just how great it would be to sit down with one of the most well-known leaders of all time. …
Sticks and Stones
How many of you remember growing up and playing on the playground? What did you say when someone said something mean or hurtful to you? Maybe you said what many …
My Mount Rushmore of Mentors
I had a text message this morning from a man who has been way more influential in my life than he even knows. We had not been in touch for …