Are you making the mistaking of treating leadership and management as synonyms? We talk a lot about leadership in Sword Tips because Exkalibur is all about helping you "pull the…
With thanks to Carmine Gallo, his recent post, The Three Elements of an Inspiring Pitch, reminds us of the power of emotion in telling our story to an interested community. The…
We have a great management team that has built a very successful company. At an important crossroads, we needed more expertise on an expanded list of financial issues than we…
The flood of public embarrassments and public floggings never seems to end. Two of my most recent columns, Get it Right the First Time and The Keys to an Apology,…
Integrity, vulnerability and humility: keys to an apology “Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.” — Ezra Taft Benson I was ready to…
Making one mistake, an umpire shows rare integrity“Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.” –George Washington CarverThis week I chose to digress…
The Center for Creative Leadership recently completed a large survey to assess the leadership competencies need for success, both now and in the future.One of the skills that I highly…
By now, you know that the Sunday NY Times Corner Office series is oft-quoted here to highlight varying aspects of leadership that flow from Adam Bryant's conversations with notable CEOs…