Are you a product of your circumstances?
The sooner you get clear about this, the sooner you’ll get to … “Do What You Can Control.” “Control What You Can Do.”
You can count it … but does it really count?
When you consider this simple but insightful quotation, pay close attention to how it applies to your business. We often say, whatever gets measured, gets done _ or words to that effect. Everything you can count may not be worth counting We can count pennies. But it takes a lot of…
What are you doing to Build a Healthy Team?
As we know, there is no “I” in TEAM, although some have pointed out you can find a “ME” in TEAM, but I’m counting that as cheating. 😉 For the 6th consecutive year, on Friday, May 10, 2019, we’re hosting Leadercast LIVE and this year, you’ll get a chance to…
What happens when your values are overcome by your ego?
The ongoing college admission bribery scandal reminds us that Fame is an addictive substance that can make us stupid. Its stepchildren are Conceit and Deceit who sit on our shoulder, urging us to hold in contempt the values of integrity and decency we embraced before the narcotic took the wheel.…
Are you providing candid feedback or avoiding it?
I decided to reignite the power of feedback because providing it … in a candid, thoughtful and direct manner … is something that many leaders avoid like the plague. It’s not that you’re unwilling to give positive feedback or to applaud people's performance or complement their success. It’s that you know…
Are you solving problems or hoping they’ll solve themselves?
These days, It's axiomatic that you're overrun with a tsunami of inputs ... that stinkin' email, social media, work demands from above and below, family needs ... and the list goes on. One result is that you may have acquired the attention span of a mosquito. You don't "have time"…
Quitting’s easy … but the pain of it lasts forever.
Didn't Mom or Dad say something like, "fall down twice, get up three times? Haven't we also learned (the hard way) ... and most science has confirmed ... that pain is more motivating than pleasure? The lesson is simple but when we're under the greatest stress and duress, it's good…