I‘ve noticed something troubling over the last few months that we need to fix. I’m encountering too many senior leaders who are shooting themselves in the foot and it’s painful to watch.In today’s video I want to share with you two things...
No one goes out looking for difficulty. Why would we? But, at the same time we shouldn’t run away from it either.In today’s video I talk about two reasons why you and I should embrace what’s difficult.If you’re willing for this, the payoff is likely...
You can imagine that I have devoured quite a bit of reading material about leadership and what makes leaders great. And, there are numerous books to read on this subject. I have written about some of these things in detail...
A very commonly held belief is that “everything rises and falls on leadership.” If that is true, it begs the question, “Upon what does leadership rise and fall?” Core belief My belief, along with others I work with, is that...
In one of my original newsletters I talked about why it is so important to build trust if you want to be a leader – i.e. a person of significant influence. In the newsletter I made reference to a concept...
I spend a good portion of my time working with CEO’s and senior leaders of small businesses. One of the primary topics we deal with together is how to effectively handle conflict. Some of the conflicts have been relatively small, but...
It was 40 degrees on Saturday here in the gloomy, overcast Midwest of these great United States. What made that even more difficult to bear was that I landed at O’Hare that morning after just having enjoyed two gorgeous, sun-filled,...
When you hear the name Coca Cola what comes to mind? What about Starbucks? How about Google? I would bet in at least one case, something more than just thoughts came to mind. Maybe you could taste the fizzy soda...
Last week was a perfect example. Everything was lined up. The equipment we needed was in hand and things were moving along nicely. The schedule was pretty tight, but the finish line was in view. Then it happened. The rug...
