#1. Distill challenges and opportunities into one word. Create focus. All high performance requires focus. Chasing urgencies dilutes success. Choose what matters. Ignore what doesn’t matter. (You can’t have it all. You can’t do it… Continue reading
Confronting things you don’t like is part of leadership. Whining and complaining is not. It takes real leadership to see the bad and pursue the good. If you aren’t careful, you become a spiraling… Continue reading
Rudolph was a treasure waiting to be discovered. Irritants become advantages in the right situation. My impatience irritates a person on my team. (It probably irritates lots of people.) I’ll call him Mr.… Continue reading
I wonder if achieving our dreams would ruin us? “I wish that we had torn the ticket up.” Jack Whittaker, winner of $315 million lottery. How might you and your team need… Continue reading
Self-absorbed leaders unintentionally trivialize the people around them. Don’t expect extraordinary performance from people you devalue and disrespect. If you’re really that important, make others feel valued. People who feel respected are more… Continue reading
Isolation and disengagement may be normal in the short-term. Things happen. Patterns of disengagement fracture teams. 7 reasons people disengage: #1. They want something. Shutting others out may be a message, “I’m not… Continue reading
