The True Power of Purpose
Purpose works when others rest and keep trying when success only flickers in the distance. A leader with purpose can’t be stopped. Foolish: When you find purpose, you’re like a dog chasing a… Continue reading
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The Truth about Finding Purpose
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
10 Powerful Practices That Lower Resistance to Change
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
When to Give a Second Chance and When to Draw the Line
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
Lessons in Leading-Up from a Two Year Old
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
On Being Possessed
Enthusiasm comes from entheos “divinely inspired, possessed by a god.” College football games are populated by the possessed. Fans paint their faces, wear bizarre costumes, and act like lunatics. Reserve: Enthusiasm seems frivolous.… Continue reading