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

10 Ways to be Wide for Those Who Feel Superior

Nothing limits leaders more than believing they can succeed without others. Superiority, masquerading as self-confidence, makes leaders look down on others. Marginalizing people limits their potential and yours. People expand your leadership, if you… Continue reading

What to do when Working Harder Doesn’t Work

Mary feels like a caged animal. Barry, her inexperienced manager, just set a goal of increasing her production by 15%. She already works overtime! Mary asks, “What do you suggest I stop doing?… Continue reading

You Have a Manipulator on the Team If…

Manipulators make you feel bad when you don’t give them what they want. “… if you fail to comply with his request, a manipulator will try to make you feel bad, selfish, naive,… Continue reading