When the focus of your thoughts is you, the beast between your ears is choking you out. How many happy self-centered people do you know? Healthy selfishness: Our tendency to be selfish is… Continue reading
Leading is a battle when you build walls around your heart. But a leader with an open heart builds supportive relationships. People in relationship work hard for each other. A team of average… Continue reading
The first development is self-development. #1. Explore widely. What leadership skills and behaviors seem most relevant to pressing challenges and current opportunities? Make a long list. #2. Use an aspirational lens. Look through… Continue reading
Attitudes are invisible but they always show themselves somehow. Your attitude toward disappointment can make or break your leadership. The way you deal with disappointment is a lid or a platform. Stumbling toward… Continue reading
Thanks to John Parker Stewart and Daniel Steward for this guest post. The great hotel founder, J. Willard Marriott, once said, “You can’t improve 1000% in one thing, but you can improve 1%… Continue reading
Intimidation is about reward and punishment. Leading is about connecting. The ability to connect with people is the magic ingredient that multiplies every leadership practice. Your brain is wired to connect. (Social) Those… Continue reading
