Category Archive: Leadership Development

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Toxicity expands when leaders whisper the good and yell the bad.

The Surprising Source of Unintended Toxicity

Good intentions don’t guarantee positive results.

Toxicity is almost always unintended.

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Teams rise when you ditch deadweight. Image of hot air balloons.

How to Define Deadweight

Teams rise when you ditch deadweight.

One bad apple lowers performance by 30 to 40 percent.

How to define deadweight…

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The real opportunity is next time, not last time. Image of a red ball.

Peter Drucker on Opportunities

Problems feel present even though they occurred in the past.

Negatives exert stronger pull than positives.

How to get a grip on opportunities…

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A person who can't say no is bound to many masters. Image of a chain.

7 Ways to Learn to Say No with Kindness

A person who can’t say no is a slave with many masters.

A world without ‘NO’ is filled with frustration.

Imagine saying no with courage and kindness.

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Stupid words return with misery on a leash. Image of an angry dog.

Words for the Wise

Grasp the power of words and you find power to shape your future.

Words are rudders. The things you say take you places.

Today’s challenge: Choose words that shape the future you aspire to create.

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You haven't learned anything unless you're a fool. Wisdom is always learning. Image of a child in wonder.

Between Stupidity and Wisdom

There’s a name for people who are too stupid to know they are stupid. The Dunning–Kruger effect.

You haven’t learned anything unless you’re a fool. Wisdom is always learning.