Category: Leadership

#Interested September 28

Jim Collins author of the book “Good to Great” early in his professional life created a personal board of advisors. One of the people he had was John Gardner who was Secretary of Health,...

#Volunteer September 23

Alfred Einstein was a pretty smart man. Many dub him as the most influential physicist of the 20th century. He made many contributions to mankind. He has a quote that I love. “Not everything...

#Difference September 21

just got thru reading a book I have heard about many times from my friend Mark Gogal. The name of the book is The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn. The book is a true...

#Quit September 20

Recently I had a long conversation with a dynamic leader on what new managers sometimes miss especially early in their careers. The whiff occurs when talented team members QUIT the team they are leading....

#Teaching September 18

We are not all going to be classroom teachers but almost every leader is going to find her/himself in a position where they will be a teacher. You may be required to teach new...

#Conversations September 17

Last week during my morning leadership reading I came across a couple of nuggets of wisdom related to CONVERSATIONS. As a leader a CONVERSATION is a critical part of making sure a team achieves...

#Command September 15

Our lives often find us in conflict with being in COMMAND or being commanded. It can occur on many levels. We can find ourselves in this dilemma professionally, socially, and as part of a...

#Abundance September 9

I am re-reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. In that book the author spends time explaining Habit #4 which is called Win-Win. He believes that leaders possess 4...

#Perspective September 5

I am guilty of sometimes of not correctly putting into PERSPECTIVE just how wonderful my life is. Especially today as Hurricane Dorian is hovering off the coast of the Carolinas. I often remind others...