Category Archive: Leading

The 3 Ascending Levels of Leadership Success

“Success comes in cans—I can, you can, we can.” Anonymous Level 1 leadership: Individual performance – I can. Meeting expectation earns a paycheck. Exceeding expectation earns opportunity. Don’t seek favors. Earn opportunities. Earn… Continue reading →

The Urgency Illusion: Are You Running Around with Your Hair on Fire? Here’s Why!

The urgent has obscured the important if you’re constantly running around with your hair on fire. Distracted leaders finish a few ‘small’ tasks before doing important work. Stop saying, “Let me finish these… Continue reading →

How to Maximize the Most Neglected Growth Opportunity in Leadership

Pain doesn’t change you; neither does education, adversity, or social interaction. Only one thing changes you. Attitude – mental disposition – determines the impact of life events. The most neglected growth opportunity Reflect… Continue reading →

How to Leverage the Flywheel Advantage for High Performance

Successful leaders energize people. One of the most neglected leadership skills is spinning up flywheels – creating momentum. The Flywheel advantage: “Momentum solves 80% of your problems.” John Maxwell Predictable high performance. Flywheels… Continue reading →

Happiness isn’t Apathy – How to defeat the Beast of Dissatisfaction

“Management’s overall aim should be to create a system in which everybody may take joy in his work.” Dr. W. Edwards Deming 7 reasons for dissatisfaction: It wouldn’t surprise me if you’re dissatisfied… Continue reading →

The Power of Showing Up – Choose How You Show Up or Someone Else Will

I spent too much time feeling like a puppet with someone’s hand shoved up my back. I blame myself. Where is the power to choose how YOU show up? When you let others… Continue reading →