Meaningful purpose energizes the purposeless status quo into resistance and opposition. It might be passive resistance. It might be active opposition. But the goals are the same. The goals of resistance and opposition… Continue reading
Purpose makes you work when others rest and keep trying when success only glimmers in the distance. A leader with purpose can’t be stopped. Foolish: When you find purpose, you’re like a… Continue reading
Think of someone who found purpose. Were they self-centered or other-centered? Get out of yourself if you want to find purpose. The most surprising truth about finding purpose is it’s about others. Those… Continue reading
Resistance to change is futile in growing organizations. Change will happen eventually. If change doesn’t happen, organizations die. Change indicates life. Death is the absence of change. 10 sources of resistance to change:… Continue reading
I give second chances reluctantly. I don’t want you on my team if you don’t work hard and bring your best. Drifters, excuse-makers, and blamers freak me out. They don’t deserve second chances.… Continue reading
Children develop leading-up skills at an early age. Most of them teach us things we shouldn’t do. Leading-up from a two-year-old’s perspective: Bargaining. “I’ll be good.” A two-year-old uses good performance as a… Continue reading
