It’s not “just” business. The greatest “ship” in leadership is relationship. The priority of relationship came home to me in a follow-up call with Bob Buford. Bob was mentored by Peter Drucker. Their mentoring relationship turned… Continue reading
There are no casual words, when it comes to leadership. Every word delivers results. Determine desired results before opening your mouth. Words: Build or destroy. Energize or anesthetize. Push forward or hold back.… Continue reading
“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Abraham Maslow Your strength is your hammer. If only the world was a nail. Strengths pull toward “right” solutions. Comfortable tools are… Continue reading
Organizations that ignore dreamers die. The two most dangerous people in organizations are dreamers who lack experience and dream-killers. Dream-killers roll their eyes and say, “They don’t know what it takes.” A young dreamer’s confidence is rooted in… Continue reading
The voice in your head is someone else, who sounds like you. Don’t trust it. Inner voices are the disguised voices of people from your past. Inner critic: Your inner critic is the voice of an… Continue reading
When failure is imminent, it doesn’t matter why it happened. Just shut-up and fix it. Unskilled leaders expand problems. Unfocused leaders make matters worse by doing too much. What you don’t do, is the… Continue reading
