Category Archive: Leading

The Seven Judgements All Leaders Face

You may not like it, but you’re being judged all the time. Get used to it. Understand it. Understand how people judge you, if you expect to succeed. 7 judgments all leaders face:… Continue reading →

7 Powerful Ways to Reignite Your Energy

The less energy you have the more negative you become. Energized leaders are better. Low energy leaders: Feel unappreciated. Want to quit. Blow up. Can’t create or try new things. Believe the world… Continue reading →

13 Beliefs That Hold You Back

Failure begins with self-limiting beliefs. 13 Beliefs that Hold You Back: 13 beliefs that lift you high: What belief holds you back? What belief has most enriched your leadership?

Stink Bugs and Flowers

There are two types of leaders, stink bugs and flowers. Stink-bug-leaders: When stink bugs show up, everything stinks. Fear goes up. Teams feel dumb. Nothing’s good enough. The past is more important than the future.… Continue reading →

Solution Saturday: Help! My Boss is Incompetent

Dear Leadership Freak, My boss drives me crazy. He’s incompetent. He has no people skills. The trouble is the people upstairs think he’s doing a good job. Sincerely, Frustrated with incompetence! Dear Frustrated,… Continue reading →

Three Steps to Great Leadership

Small managers need to feel big. Egotistical managers walk around like they run the place but no one enjoys an insecure, heavy handed, meddlesome manager. Small managers: Throw their weight around. Get huffy when challenged.… Continue reading →