The Plate-Drop Challenge: How to Respond to Failure
The only way to learn how many plates you can spin is to break some plates. The question of capacity guarantees failure. T.S. Eliot said, “Only those who will risk going too far… Continue reading
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Power in the Face of Disruption
The difference between wannabe leaders and actual leaders is focus. I’ve been asking leaders, “What would make this week just a little better than last week?” A diet of doom and gloom is… Continue reading
3 Hard-and-Fast Rules for Dealing with Negative People
Negative people stir the slop and smell the same stink over and over. It’s exhausting. 3 hard-and-fast rules for dealing with negative people: #1. The three-time rule: It’s your responsibility when Dark… Continue reading
How to Show Empathy and Not Get Sucked into Slime Pits
Empathy is a platform for relationship, not encouragement to wallow in slime pits. Solid relationships strengthen people. Strong people perform better than weak. The power of empathy: The purpose of empathy is to… Continue reading
Why Problem-Solving Isn’t Enough
Eliminating bad leaves you bereft of good. The “NO” life isn’t leaderly. You can’t get where you want to go by NOT doing things. It’s true that NO is part of leadership, but… Continue reading
How to Develop Teams that Talk Less and Achieve More
Talking gives the illusion of action. If the room goes quiet when you ask, “What are we going to do about that?”, you have a team that talks too much and achieves too… Continue reading