16 Ways to Think Like a Leader

The title of leader is common, even cheap. But, a person who thinks like a leader is a thing of beauty. The first step toward becoming a leader is thinking like one. Leadership… Continue reading →

7 Ways to Defeat Energy Vampires

One energy vampire* drains the entire team. A small energized team goes further than a large team with one black hole. Negative energy dominates apart from intervention. Successful leaders, monitor, manage, and fuel energy.… Continue reading →

Don’t Poke the Lion

Those who poke lions end up bloody. It was news to me when my boss’s boss said, “I know you guys don’t get along.” I thought we got along great. She thought I… Continue reading →

One Word Away From Transformation

Focus, clarity, courage, and momentum are as simple as One Word. My word: My word is extend. A couple months ago I started asking myself, what if you’re not leading where you are twelve months… Continue reading →

Forget the Scoreboard

The inevitable extension of servant leadership is coaching. Results are by-products. Forget the scoreboard. Focus on the process. The belief that leading is telling blocks leaders from coaching. Command and control treats people… Continue reading →

The Journey is the Answer

Leaders always land in the wilderness, eventually. It feels like failure – but it’s transformation – for all who emerge on the other side. His summary of the wilderness was, “The wheels came off.”… Continue reading →