This may seem like a very strange blog post for a site dedicated to leadership. But not really. Not if you’re committed to managing your life, controlling your day and fighting for what you believe. Recently, I saw a profile of Sylvester Stallone and, serendipitously, stumbled across several articles and…
There is at least One Irrefutable and Universal Truth It’s a pretty rare day when you don’t think about changing someone else, isn’t it? If you could just get other people to change, to do things your way, to see the path as you do …. You may not know…
What's Your Delegation Score? Delegation isn't just a handoff so you can walk away and do something else. It is a critical leadership skill you must master if you want to expand your reach, take control of your time and achieve the work-life harmony you're seeking. How often have you…
If you're like most, you love playing the game far more than you like preparing for the game ... better known in the sports world as ... practice. (It's no coincidence that the greatest athletes LOVE to practice.) Courtesy of the school of hard knocks ... in business as well as in sports ... you've…
We all know we're supposed to get up one time more than we fall. Never quit. Never ... never ... never ... never ... never give up. You've heard it all before ... but are you sure you're not a quitter? What does it mean to quit? Quitting doesn't always…
You're probably clear on the importance of focus, what I consider to be the flip side of distraction. A lot can be said about distractions and how to manage them, but a powerful mantra that really helps is embedded in the quotation below. That's one distraction you don't need.
Keep this quote top of mind as you evaluate talent and set benchmarks for your individual and organizational success. Don’t make the mistake of defaulting to the easily measurable variables.
How’s that strategy execution coming along? I ’ll bet things are starting to drag about now, aren’t they? The pandemic is winding down and summer’s just around the corner. Maybe you’re dialing it back a little, looking forward to some well-deserved vacation. You launched the year full of promise ……
For most of our life, we’ve heard, “Don’t be a snitch”. In most of the movies we’ve seen, the “snitchers’ don’t fare so well when their comrades discover their double-dealing. D oes this same approach work in organizations? What do they do at West Point? This is part of our…