Category Archive: Leading

How to Keep Going When Hope Turns to Disappointment

Throwing in the towel feels like relief when hope turns to disappointment.  Sometimes the voice in your head says, “It’s not worth it.” Disappointment: Meaningful achievement includes disappointment. Hard-fought battles taste sweet but… Continue reading →

How Falling Short Leads to Catastrophe or Victory

Everyone who reaches high falls short. There is no progress apart from falling short. Progress is falling short a little less each time. Falling short – small failure – is easy to hide from… Continue reading →

How to Show Up Like a Leader Today

Some leaders work too hard while the people around them don’t work hard enough.  You’ll burn out if you’re always the first person to arrive and the last person to leave. Leaders create… Continue reading →

7 Ways to Practice Accountability With Heart

You elevate your leadership when you express your heart. Weak leaders hide from heart. All they care about is the bottom line. Heart is the strongest thing about you. You project strength when… Continue reading →

Two Hours to Courage

Fear talks you out of exceptional and into mediocre. Losing the conversation with fear means: problems persist, teams reach low, and you’re less of a leader than you could be.   Cowards dream… Continue reading →

A Pre-Feedback Worksheet: From Finding Fault to Useful Feedback

Fault-finding is an island of security for incompetent leaders. But, feedback launches into the deep. Fault-finding makes: Weak leaders feel powerful. Dumb leaders feel smart.  Unworthy leaders feel deserving. Small leaders feel big.… Continue reading →