Choose Your Default Response to Everything
You aren’t always proud of default responses. “When I feel on the spot,” a young leader said, “I freeze up. I don’t know what to do or say.” Image source Three defaults: Stress… Continue reading
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Seven Reasons Smart Leaders Get Dumb
Power makes leaders dumb. The more power you gain the dumber you get. Image source There are at least seven dumbing effects of power. Power*: Reduces the complexity of your thinking. You over-simplify. Limits your ability… Continue reading
The Choice all Leaders Face
The future of organizations is in the growth of the people in them. The more influence you have the more your growth is essential to the growth of your organization. The choice all… Continue reading
10 Practical Ways to Enhance Team Dynamics
Listen for the sucking sound of money going down the drain when lousy teams take on projects. Stop wasting time on teams that waste time. Image source Successful teams are a thing of… Continue reading
The Proven Path to T.R.U.S.T.
Everything takes longer when you don’t trust those around you. Mistrust doubles the cost of doing business. Professor John Whitney, Columbia Business School. 5 qualities of low trust organizations: Redundancy. Bureaucracy. Politics. Disengagement.… Continue reading
15 Secrets to Overcoming the Dark Side of Dreaming
Lofty dreams have a dark side when they devalue slow, incremental progress. Don’t wait for giant leaps toward noble dreams. Successful leaders bringing dreams to life in the present. Warning: Big dreams don’t… Continue reading