Maybe He Wasn’t Coachable

His eyes lit up when he heard me offhandedly say, “Not everyone is coachable.” He could stop blaming himself for his coachees lack of progress. He’d been frustrated and discouraged. New techniques might… Continue reading

10 Ways to Reconnect with the Big Picture

Leaders who forget the big picture end up lost in the weeds. Without perspective, urgencies prevail. Getting things done gets in the way, when it’s time to see the big picture. Successful leaders… Continue reading

5 Ways to Face Uncertainty with Confidence

Responding to uncertainty establishes trajectory, impacts potential, and determines quality of life. Uncertainty is the spotlight of leadership. The dark side of uncertainty: Intolerance and quick tempers. Lost perspective and poor judgments. Things… Continue reading

The Top 10 Ways to be an Extraordinary Leader Today

Work on internal environments. You can’t control the external world, but you can control the way you do things internally. Grab the bull by the horns, if you don’t like what you see… Continue reading

Solution Saturday: Dealing with a Takeover

Dear Leadership Freak, I started a group for professional men. While I was away from the group recovering from surgery, two members took over the group. I’m not sure how to handle such… Continue reading

4 Ways to Defeat the Voice of Experience

The negative result of experience is a closed mind. You think you can win in the present, because you won in the past. But, disaster waits for everyone who faces new challenges with… Continue reading