Before everything else, determine if people are trustworthy. But, what if time is short and schedules full? How can you quickly spot someone you can trust? Leaders you can trust: Acknowledge they don’t… Continue reading
Leaders fail when they don’t think like leaders. Leaders who think like individual contributors demoralize their team and devalue their leadership. Lousy leaders think like individual contributors. 10 radical shifts in thinking: From… Continue reading
Misguided leaders think plans and programs are solutions. People are always the key to success. People are solutions. Programs, systems, plans, and projects are dead words on paper until people give them life.… Continue reading
You aren’t a leader if you don’t have followers. “He who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is only taking a walk.” John Maxwell, “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership“ A young… Continue reading
She said, “I have a burning passion to live a high impact life. She began explaining her vision. It’s exciting. However, the inevitable “how to make it happen,” fills her with fear and… Continue reading
Trivialities replace what matters when you’re under the gun. The dark power of time pressure, stress, and urgency is they obscure what’s meaningful. Getting things done replaces making a difference. Check lists replace… Continue reading
