The Law of the Leech
Leechology should be a course in business school. If you’ve been around leadership very long, you know what it’s like to have someone sucking the life out of you and your team. … Continue reading
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Two Simple Systems for Generating Positive Energy in Others
Make it your mission to fuel and refuel energy. Positive energy fuels achievement. 4 principles of energy: #1. People have energy. Lousy organizations drain it. #2. Energy flows toward meaningful action. When people… Continue reading
Accountability as an Energy-Giving Experience
Be accountable if you want to hold others accountable. Think of accountability as having someone in the boat with you. Who rows with you? Shout your goals from the rooftop. Secrets protect. Accountability… Continue reading
Nearly 50% of Upper-Level Managers Avoid Holding People Accountable
46% of upper-level managers are rated “too little” on the item, “Holds people accountable … .” (HBR) You missed the point if accountability is: Coercing reluctance to do things it isn’t committed to… Continue reading
4 Ways to Lead Yourself into a New Year
Novices think leadership begins with others. Leadership is about others but it begins with you. Ask novice-leaders what needs to be done and their sentences begin with “they”. Novice-leaders complain about others rather… Continue reading
How to Have a “New” Year in 2018
New Years Day arrives and leaves like every other day. It’s different for one reason. We make it different. New Years is different because you do different things. The folks where we live… Continue reading