Tag Archive: Leadership

Enabling Independent Action

“Life’s tipping points occur when we figure out who we are and who we want to be.” Peter Aceto, President and CEO of ING DIRECT Canada. Peter grew up in a strict household… Continue reading

Help them Grow or Watch them Go

What’s the point of staff development if career ladders look like traffic jams? Tough times end promotions and pay raises. Maybe it’s better to slow or stop staff development. What can you offer?… Continue reading

Secrets to Leadership Development

The more time you dedicate to developing leaders the more successful you’ll become. Successful leaders develop leaders. You may think your job is explained in a list of responsibilities that include oversee financials,… Continue reading

Failures Let People Fail

If you hear the train’s whistle and see the light in the tunnel you know the train’s coming. If you let a train wreck happen without saying something, at best you’re foolish at… Continue reading

The Word I Don’t Hear Much

“We have a crisis in leadership. Confidence in leaders continues to decline. At the same time, our current financial situation says we are in desperate need of leaders.” “Would you trust your leaders… Continue reading

20 Commitments that Enhance Leadership

Leaders without commitments frantically bounce like balls in pinball machines with no clear direction. Commitments are stabilizing stakes in the ground that guide behaviors and inform decisions. Commitments are decisions you don’t reconsider. Top leadership commitments include: Care. Serve.… Continue reading