The Future is Cancelled – Getting it Back
The present you enjoy now was built yesterday. You’re building the future right now. “Future is now. If you want to become a leader in 2020, then it is not what you do… Continue reading
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Habits, Systems, and Playing Games at Work
The worship of busyness invites inefficiency. Efficiently doing what doesn’t matter isn’t effective. Effectiveness is asking, “What to do.” Efficiency is asking, “How to do it.” Leadership is thinking about what; management is… Continue reading
10 Power Tips for Dancing with Elephants
The more uncomfortable the conversation the more important it is. The more it matters, the tougher it is. Weak leaders choose manipulation over honest exchange. Wise leaders choose tough conversation over mediocrity. Successful… Continue reading
Shakeup Don’t Blowup
Running from discomfort is normal but deadly. Shakeups – strategic discomfort – create vibrancy. Repetition produces predictability. Predictability produces comfort. Comfort produces resistance. Organizational rigor mortis sets in. “We’ve always done it that… Continue reading
Looking Down on Young Leaders
The hope for dying organizations isn’t found in old leaders who don’t have the guts to say they created the problem. Organizations reflect the age and attitude of their leaders. The older some… Continue reading
Seven Ways to Scrape the Bone
This is the twenty-fourth installment of ABC’s for leaders. Today, it’s “X”. I know five “X” words. Xerox Xenophobia Xylophone Xanadu X-ray Last time I did the ABC’s for leaders, I used Xanadu.… Continue reading