Dad Let Me Suffer
Values are nurtured by those we respect. Sometimes the journey is painful. The birth of a value: When I was a kid, living on our dairy farm in Central Maine, I received an… Continue reading
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3 Lessons from Giving Away my Wife’s Money
I cashed my wife’s $48 check and determined to give it away. A few days later we found ourselves in line behind a young couple in a department store. She’s holding a small package of diapers.… Continue reading
The Most Important New System You Could Implement in 2016
Leaders spend too much time crafting values statements and too little putting them into practice. The work isn’t crafting values; it’s living them. The most important new system you could implement is one that enables… Continue reading
How to Seize the Biggest Missed Opportunity in Meetings
The higher you go in an organization, the more time you spend in meetings. Meetings are untapped opportunities to build culture. Live your values in meetings. Treat people – in the conference room… Continue reading
Solution Saturday: Praise for Over-commitment
I told George, “A life that matters is lived in service to others. The more you serve – the more you matter.” George, being a thoughtful young leader, began talking about over-commitment and… Continue reading
How to be Authoritative without being a Jerk
Fear only works when the big bad leader is present. The sigh of relief when jerk-leaders leave the room signals disengagement. The most effective leaders are authoritative, not authoritarian. Authoritative: Authority is permission… Continue reading