Subliminal Leadership

Forgive my Saturday silliness and those with mobile devices may have difficulty reading this post. Today’s scintillating post is a selection of surprising “S” words for leaders. Unsuccessful leaders: Shelter from tough truths.… Continue reading

Identify your Point of Greatest Opportunity

The door to achievement never opens kindly. It swings on reluctant hinges called resistance. Failure to push through resistance explains why you’re stuck. You came to a doorway and sat down. You started… Continue reading

How to be Quick Under Pressure

*** Agility without direction destroys. You swerve left. They dash left, then right, then left again, until one day it’s too late. The closer your car gets to squirrels in the road the… Continue reading

Crushing 5 Urgent Leadership Challenges

#1 Productivity: The difference between success and failure is doing things others put off. Protect time with priorities. Some things feel urgent but they don’t matter. Urgencies control weak leaders. Courageous leaders bird-dog priorities. Mission… Continue reading

How to Open Closed Minds

You aren’t open minded if you haven’t recently changed your mind. Discussing, debating, and exploring are window dressing if you aren’t adapting. Manipulators pretend to be open-minded but they’ve already made up their… Continue reading

How Need to Succeed Holds Back

The up side of the need to succeed is hard work and passion. The down side of the need to succeed is it blocks lasting achievment. Needy leaders choose short-term success over medium… Continue reading