This is an area where mediocre leaders just don’t get it. And because of their egocentric defensiveness, they lose a ton of credibility. I'm frequently asked about the simple things... about what leaders and potential leaders can do, … [Read more...]
They Let Me Do My Job
As do many of you, I travel a bit. During the last several months, as I travel around, I’ve been asking people I come in contact with two questions: Do you like your job? Why or why not? Creates some interesting conversations, I’ll tell … [Read more...]
Just thinkin’ out loud here…
There clearly are several significant workplace trends looming in front of us that we would do well to recognize. I've mentioned many of them here in this blog. Additionally, other authors, consultants, and practitioners have also done a good job of … [Read more...]
Leadership & Snakes–A recipe for getting bit
There is an old joke/fable that many of you have probably heard... it goes something like this: One day a manager was scouring the countryside for a solid candidate, but striking out everywhere. The lions were too lazy, the elephants ate too much, … [Read more...]
Leadership & Automatic Crap
Change is good. Change is the only constant. I like change... I'm a change agent. Yeah, right. I'm calling bullshit. Enough already with this change-kumbaya stuff. Sometimes, change is essential for growth, for progress, hell even for … [Read more...]