Tag Archive: Leadership

A Surprising Thing You Can Do for Yourself

Self-centered people are anxious and unhappy. Research shows one source of self-centeredness is loneliness. A lonely person turns inward. Feeling isolated motivates people to focus on their own self-interest. What’s worse? Lonely people… Continue reading

Shaping Influences Make You

Everything you will become began with others. Your parents are the first shaping influence in your life. Many others followed. Teachers, friends, coaches, mentors, bosses, co-workers, even brief interactions with strangers contribute to who… Continue reading

Dear Dan: I Feel Burn-Out Because Administration Promotes Unqualified People

Dear Dan, First, I really enjoy your leadership tweets. Second, I’m currently at a job, where the administration seems to be promoting ‘yes men’ and not qualified people to supervisors. Not leaders. This… Continue reading

Four Ways to Succeed with the Stinky Part of Work

If you dislike 30% of your job, look for another job. You can dislike 20% of your job and still enjoy work. (Informal surveys of managers.) If you like 80% of your job,… Continue reading

Molson Coors Faced Complexities When Returning to the Office

Lyft, Ford, Uber, Alphabet (Google parent company), and Apple delayed plans to bring employees back into the office. Facebook and Wells Fargo currently plan to return in January. Molson Coors Beverage Co. had… Continue reading

How to Leverage the Power of Imagination to Develop Leaders

Will Durante summarized some of Aristotle’s thoughts when he wrote, “You are what you do repeatedly….” You are what you repeatedly do AND what you do begins with imagination. You only do what… Continue reading