Category Archive: Leading

4 Questions that Guide Your Most Important Conversation

Quality of conversations predicts quality of life. I talk to strangers even though momma said not to. You talk to dogs, babies, team members, bosses, family members, neighbors, and store clerks. Some talk… Continue reading

Culture Shock: The Most Important Habit of a Great Manager

Peter Drucker said, “The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.” Organizational culture is the way we treat each other while we do the work. Should you build a culture… Continue reading

Quiet Quitting – 5 Questions that Confront Quiet Quitting

Quiet quitting is a disaster. I’m not thinking about organizations. It’s a disaster for everyone. Doing the minimum at work is circling a black hole. Quiet quitting is disengagement. Disengagement is boring. Imagine… Continue reading

The Ultimate Pursuit of Leadership

It’s normal to complain; it’s leadership to make something better. The consistent pursuit of improvement yields unfathomable advantage. Improvement is the ultimate pursuit of leadership. Choose the goal: Know where you’re going before… Continue reading

Smart Help – 7 Questions to Ask Before Helping

Successful leaders help people, but helping has disadvantages you might not see. Don’t rush to help. Strength rises to challenges. Don’t get in the way. Ease bores talented people. Challenge brings out people’s… Continue reading

Develop a Leader’s Perspective: Master the Ripple Effect

One of the biggest challenges of leadership is lack of imagination. A leader’s perspective includes imagination. All the important things you do begin with imagination. Everything in the world began with imagination. The… Continue reading