Leadership involves making hard decisions. The right decisions…hopefully. Sometimes your leadership role requires you to give answers. Sometimes you need to give a directive or delegate a task. You need to communicate effectively. Your purpose. Your “why.” People want guidance. They seek encouragement. They crave recognition. You know that listening is a critical part of …

Great Leaders Ask Great Questions (to Others and Themselves!) Read More »

When you assume the responsibility of leadership, certain expectations come with the territory. You need to be action-oriented. Goals aren’t achieved by sitting still. You need to make decisions. Sometimes difficult ones. Communication is a necessary skill, to convey your vision for the future. To delegate tasks. To let people know how their role fits …

This Quiet Leadership Skill May Be Your Most Powerful One Read More »

We operate in a world that isn’t linear. Progress is uneven. Change occurs. Constantly. We depend on imperfect humans on our team to perform for clients, customers, vendors, stakeholders — and each other — in a business world where the ground shifts under our feet regularly. New technologies. New requirements. New rules. New expectations from …

Your Leadership Priority — and the Stoics, Walt Disney and MLK All Agree! Read More »

You’re trying to move forward, as a leader, but how hard do you push? When your sense of urgency seems greater than others on the team, it can feel like you’re dragging them along. Are you going at a reckless pace and losing credibility as a leader? When is fast too fast? You don’t always …

Couches and Freight Trains: Leadership in a COVID / Post-COVID World Read More »

You have big goals in mind. You want to be the person known for getting results. Big results. In order to do that, you want to get the best out of your people. You need to get the best out of them. When everybody is working hard and working together as a team, it’s wonderful. …

Why You Need to Listen to a Sinek, a Monkey and Your 3-Year-Old Self Read More »

You’ve learned that greater effort and longer hours only get you so far. The more successful you’ve become the more complex the challenges seem to be. New situations. New problems. New dysfunctions, despite your efforts. Aargh! There may be a long list of skills you’d like to develop, but at the least, you’d like to …

12 Shocking Stats That Leaders Need to Know Read More »