I went to the gym yesterday morning and had a great workout. When my sons and I pulled into the parking lot at 6AM, the parking lot was pretty full. I didn’t think much about it until later. I grabbed...
"There is such a cultural pressure to agree.” I made that statement in a previous blog post and it highlights a shortcoming that exists in many companies today, probably even yours. For many, there is a natural inclination to want...
As you already know from last week’s post, the last month of 2015 has been an extremely challenging one. Regardless, I can honestly say that I am excited about 2016. Not just because I am leaving December behind, but because...
If you read my blog post last week (and remember it) you’re going to think I lied to you. But I didn’t. Honestly. I fully intended to write to you this week about how to know whether or not you...
I was in a meeting with two senior leaders a few weeks ago where they were trying to determine if they could come to terms on merging their two companies. The thought all along has been that if the two...
I spent most of the evening on Tuesday in the pediatric intensive care unit of a hospital about an hour away from home. In the bed, next to where I stood, lay a two-year-old little girl who had, just hours...
Talent. It has become an extremely hot topic in business. Talent acquisition and retention are high on every leader’s agenda. We are all striving to find the best in an obviously shrinking pool. But, if we stop with the idea...
"Great moments are born from great opportunities." Those are just a few of the inspiring words uttered to his team by coach Herb Brooks only minutes before the U.S. Olympic hockey team faced the Russians in the 1980 Olympic Winter...
The last seven years have proven to be some very challenging economic times. If your leadership had never been severely tested in the past, I am fairly certain that it has been over these years. If not, the test will...
