I’ve spent my career helping leaders grow into their fullest potential, and here’s something I’ve learned the hard way: If you want to be a strong leader, you’ve got to love business. Now, before your eyes glaze over and you start thinking about spreadsheets and...
Executive, leadership, and life coaches want what’s best for their coachees. Helping others succeed is, after all, why we picked this profession. Or in some cases, how it chose us. It’s been my experience over 20 years that imparting and nurturing the ability to...
Many of you know that I have three children, twin 21-year-olds, Alex and Bina, and an 18-year-old, Ian. All of us love skiing, especially my daughter. This past winter, she even graduated to skiing on black diamond runs, which ain’t easy…especially if, like her, you...
Morning weddings are more vibrant than those held in the afternoon. In the morning, flowers radiate with more intensity, people smile wider, and the sun is more forgiving. In Jacksonville, Florida, where summer temperatures can reach into the 90s before noon, getting...
Soon after moving into a leadership role, you discover that what you thought a leader’s job would be and what it is are two different things. Before becoming one yourself, you might have envied those in leadership roles. After all, instead of working out of a cubicle,...
One challenge most leaders face is how to inspire more workplace creativity. Elevating people to higher standards of performance and inspiring useful ideas requires igniting their imaginations. Open-door leaders are keen to prevent complacency and lethargy. They know...
How can you tell when a leader is becoming tainted by hubris and self-centered behavior? We like the simple explanation offered by Patrick Decker, the retired CEO of Xylem, a multibillion-dollar water solutions company. As he was rising through the corporate ranks,...
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