The Three Power-People You Need on Your Team

The enemy of success is isolation. The higher you go the easier isolation becomes, but, it’s a devastating problem at all levels of leadership. Isolated leaders fear conspiracies and feel misunderstood. Worse yet,… Continue reading

Three Simple Steps to Radical Change

*Leaders change things. Leaders who can’t manage change fail. Everything that successfully resists change dies. “Companies that pursue and embrace change are healthy, growing, and dynamic organizations, while companies that fear change are… Continue reading

How to Break the 7 Barriers of Leadership

Leaders desire what they don’t have and reach for what they haven’t reached. Unfulfilled passions frustrate. Drive encounters barriers. Barriers block the future and frustrate the present. 7 Barriers of Leadership: Failure to… Continue reading

Overcoming the Fear of Positives

Short-sighted leaders are stingy with positives and free with negatives. Their talk is constantly dark. They focus on: What’s not working. What you need to improve. What didn’t reach the mark. What could… Continue reading

Four Qualities of Game Changers

Leaders go beyond safe improvements to risky innovations. Leadership is dangerous. Management is about safety. I’m not degrading management at the expense of leadership. Managers lead and leaders manage. The ability to distinguish… Continue reading

The Santa Claus Leadership System

Santa Claus asks, “What do you want?” Leaders get further when they know what the people around them want and do their best to give it. Generosity assumes you know what others want.… Continue reading