Is Your Leadership Style A Mystery?
There’s a big divide between what you can and what you will do. I love a good mystery, don’t you? Some of my favorite Sunday afternoons as a kid were…
Good Communication Impacts Leadership
Good communication is the bread of the leadership sandwich…it keeps everything together. I remember the first time (nearly 30 years ago) that I had to brief a group of senior…
How Do I Handle This Challenge?
Mind your helm… Personally and professionally, we all face challenges. My greatest professional challenge came when I was put in charge of the Navy’s Security Forces in Washington, DC. There,…
How Do I Cope With A Sucky Job?
Work sucks more when your attitude sucks. This job sucks!” I muttered as I shuffled back to my desk. Barely had the words left my mouth when a co-worker happily…
How Do You Deal With The Bad Apple?
Behavior modification made easy… Let’s face it, we can pick our nose but we can’t all pick our teams. It would be great to be able to “Kingdom Build” (as…
How About A Little Grace?
I’ll admit it. I have some hair triggers that push me past the point of good judgement. I won’t name them and, most of the time, I have a really…
Personal Connection Matters
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou The heart of leadership is people. Every person is different and every leader is different…
The Workforce Is Changing
“A leader is a dealer in hope.” – Napoleon Bonaparte The workforce is changing and we need to change with it. None of us are old enough to remember the…
Command And Control Are Dead
“The days of command and control are over.” – Jim Bouchard It was the Taoist philosopher, Lao Tzu, who said, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step.” And,…
Success Doesn’t Happen Overnight
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” –W. Churchill What does it take to be successful? What does it take to…