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Tis the Season In a recent survey, 65% of Americans said they would choose a better boss before a raise in pay. I venture to guess that the teams these folks work in could be far more productive. If you’re reading this, you’re already on your way to improving that statistic. Can you find another [...]
Choosing to lead is an act of courage and compassion. I’m not talking about changing the words that follow your name on a business card. I’m talking about true leadership: serving your team, investing in them, and influencing a group of people to come together and do something greater than they imagined individually. This kind [...]
The Stuff Your ability to: dream show others the way ask the right questions challenge others’ thinking inspire motivate encourage This is the stuff of leadership – and it has nothing to do with the title that comes after your name or power to force people to act. It has everything to do with what [...]
How Did This Happen? We were enjoying a breezy summer day in the Colorado mountains many years ago… Our team of teachers and high school students had just finished a rafting trip, changed into fresh clothes, and loaded up our convoy of vans to head out to our hotel. And I was leading. I confidently [...]
A “Had Been”… It started with dinner on a hot summer evening – great seafood I think…but I can’t remember what I ate, because the conversation was superb. I was dining with Bob, a successful businessman who built from the ground up and owns enterprises in several states. During our conversation, I discovered he had [...]
Welcome! This month I am answering questions from readers. Today’s question was asked in similar ways by two readers. They both involve how leaders treat their teams. Reader #1: Would Apple products be as good as they are if Steve Jobs wasn’t a jerk? [and the reader didn't use the word 'jerk'] Reader #2: How [...]
Pick a Corner There’s a quote I heard as a child – I believe it was attributed to Norman Rockwell, but even if in our web-ified age I have been unable to find a source for it. It went something like this: “If everyone picked just one corner of the world and took responsibility for [...]
Your Turn Leadership is about service. It’s time to put that principle into practice! In February I will be doing a series of articles in response to your questions. How Can I Help You? I want to hear your most pressing leadership and management challenges and the questions that keep you up at night. Anything [...]
Stephen Covey is best known for the immensely popular 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Less well-known, however, but every bit as helpful for emerging leaders is the subject of this week’s book review: Principle Centered Leadership: Strategies for Personal and Professional Effectiveness In Principle-Centered Leadership, Covey makes the case that effective leadership is built [...]
The subject of today’s book review, The Go Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea, written by Bob Burg and John David Mann repackages some enduring human relationship truths in a business setting. In the popular style of the instructional fable, The Go Giver tells the story of a frustrated salesman who feels [...]
