Initiative: 4 Ways to Act without Permission

New ideas always encounter resistance. Success requires initiative. Leaders act without permission. There’s too much permission-asking in organizations. You’ve been asking permission all your life. It began when you were a kid. How… Continue reading

5 Steps to Transform Your Life

The longer you go the wrong way, the more unlikely your best life becomes. Don’t wait for the perfect boss, job, or opportunity. Take responsibility for personal transformation. Take charge of your trajectory… Continue reading

3 Powerful Steps Toward Confidence

Life without confidence is agony. “Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” Helen Keller Insecurity loves excuse-making. You’re less than you could be when you’re afraid to make a decision. 7 signs… Continue reading

4 Tips to Answer Anxiety

Anxiety is a small fire in a pile of dry kindling. It feeds on itself. Anxiety means you care about results. It’s normal to feel anxious when skills are unproven, environments are unstable,… Continue reading

How Busy Managers Practice People Development

You hire the best, but the best can always get better. All organizations are in the people development business. People development is the heart of organizational development. People development is: Equipping people to… Continue reading

3 Ways to Increase Personal Energy

A person without energy is dying. Exhausted leaders have neglected personal energy. 4 kinds of personal energy: Energy is a web of connections. Spiritual energy, for example, connects to physical, emotional, and mental… Continue reading