Over the course of twenty-five years, across thousands of hours, I have coached hundreds of leaders from all ranks. Over time, I noticed that leaders were far more likely to benefit from a coaching conversation, to act on commitments made during those conversations,...
A lot of people ask me, "How did you get interested in the virtue of courage?" My answer? It actually started with a profound fear! I was never a great athlete as a kid, but one day at the local pool I "accidentally" did a complete back-flip. I went on to compete in...
In last month’s edition of the newsletter, I sent a survey to get your improvement ideas. I want to thank everyone who participated for their thoughtful input. We create these newsletters for you, and I am thrilled to have such valuable feedback moving forward. Below...
Opportunities are the venues where people can try themselves, test themselves, better themselves, and even find themselves. The leader’s job is to match the opportunity to the person and to help the person, and the organization, exploit the opportunity for all it’s...
Let's say you decide to start being more courageous at work, home, or life in general. That's great! So where do you start? You start by answering the "holy question" -- what do you want? A lot of people can tell you what they don't want, but they aren't really sure...
In addition to providing people with tangible, skill-developing work opportunities, open-door leaders need to know how to shift people’s thinking. Real opportunities can be found in convincing people to become imaginative by freeing them from narrow, negative, or...
Congratulations! You've become a leader! At last, your ideas will be listened to, valued and heeded. People will finally take you seriously. Now your impact, influence, and income will grow. Ah, the life of leader. Issuing orders. Imparting wisdom. Developing...
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