Image source No trust – – no leadership. You can coerce without trust but positive influence thrives on the foundation of trust. Losing influence is easy because losing trust is incredibly easy. Trust… Continue reading
You don’t always have the luxury of waiting until people wake up to their short-comings and failures before helping them. Perhaps they’re oblivious or business urgencies require speedy improvement. You can’t help anyone… Continue reading
Susan Shearouse lists five sources of conflict in her book, “Conflict 101.” Information conflicts are disagreements about facts or data. Interest conflicts center on underlying concerns, desires, and needs. In order to solve… Continue reading
People that know me best compliment me least and people that know me least compliment me most. Some compliments aren’t sincere. They’re flattery. A compliment is flattery when it’s designed to manipulate us.… Continue reading
Leveraging social media extends and enhances your influence, opportunities, and leadership potential. twitter: I hate saying, “twitter.” It sounds like something a person high on cocaine does at night in the backyard just… Continue reading
Playing politics creates mediocre organizations filled with butt kissers and game players more interested in advancing their own career’s than in advancing their organization. I’ve seen the ants scurrying to tell the boss… Continue reading
