Keep Your Leadership Ego in Perspective
As you progress in your leadership career and grow in influence, rank, and stature, never lose sight of the fact that you’re just a speck in an infinite universe, like every other human being who ever lived. It doesn’t matter how much…
Naive Leaders And Their Comeuppance
When described through a pair of rose-colored glasses, the idea of leadership as an easy career doesn’t do the naive leader any favors. Why? Because it’s not just misleading, it’s an outright lie. Leadership is messy, challenging, and you will…
Leadership and the Art of Performance
Edited January 2021 Leadership is a role, a part you play in front of many audiences. It’s a part that comes with many expected and unexpected demands. Finding the balance, what you are truly responsible for versus what you assume…
We Should All be Like Woody
It’s not often that I’ll be bought to tears while working. Yesterday morning, while pulling together material for an upcoming workshop on motivation, I was reminded of a getaway my wife Shannon and I had taken and an extraordinary person we met…
Never Underestimate the Power of Knowing Your People
As a leader, knowing your people has a powerful and long-lasting impact. But the pendulum of effect swings two ways–positive and negative. A manager who is indifferent to his…
