7 Essential Beliefs For Leadership Success

Inconsistency hobbles success. Essential beliefs explain what matters most. Influence beliefs – change lives. A leader’s essential beliefs: Inform decisions. What you believe about yourself, others, and the future informs daily decisions. Enable “no”. Leaders – apart… Continue reading

How to Nudge Selfish People Toward Service

Service is repulsive to self-serving jerks, but self-service limits leaders. The more you serve yourself, the more you expect others to serve you. To servant leaders, serving is opportunity.  4 facets of service:… Continue reading

Five People You Should Never Trust

As a general rule, don’t trust anyone who is always happy. When things go bad, feeling happy is denial. 5 people you shouldn’t trust: Bubbly technical people. Cheerful surgeons.  Serious work requires serious people.… Continue reading

7 Ways to Sniff the Stink

Success hinges on dealing with things others turn from. Plug your nose when something stinks, if you want to fail. Ignore anger. Reject worry. Tell yourself everything will work out on it’s own. Medicate… Continue reading

The Simplest Coaching Pattern Imaginable

Coaching closes gaps between current and desired states by tapping strengths. Six leadership styles*: Visionary leaders move people toward shared dreams. They are most useful when organizations need change or clear direction. Affiliative leaders… Continue reading

4 Ways to Make the Past a Platform – Not an Anchor

Memory predicts the future. You are becoming, to some degree, the person you remember. Character and potential are formed, in large part, through rehearsed memories.  Successful leaders make the past a platform, not an… Continue reading