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Four Signs of a Teachable Person
I once worked with a man who was unteachable. He was outgoing, friendly and smart....
Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
Organizations are discovering that exceptional leadership requires so much more than leadership skills, knowledge and...
Your First 10 Minutes at Work
PICTURE THIS. You get to work ready and excited for a productive day. Everything had...
16 Ways To Lead A Bad Meeting
Many years ago I attended a bad meeting. It was the traditional setting: Long table...
Six Things That Define You As A Leader
Leadership develops daily, not in a day. It is something we must consistently and intentionally...
The Five Steps of Leadership Development
In today's post, I thought I'd share their very simple formula for leadership development from...
Forget Everything
Here's a sign of an UNPRODUCTIVE person - they forget some things. Not everything. Just some...
Eat that Frog
Brian Tracy wrote a very simple and great book called, "Eat That Frog." The premise...
Four Steps to Communicate Kindly in Email
Recently, I received an email from a colleague who had not taken the time to...
Teach Yourself to Smile
That's right. I said, 'Teach Yourself'. Just because you have a face and positive...
The Problem With Your Face
Your face probably lies . . . a lot! You think you know what your face...
The Five Styles of Conflict
Firing people is perhaps the most difficult things a leader must do for the team...
Don’t Expect What You Don’t Inspect
There is a humorous scene in the family movie, Despicable Me, where the main character,...
Blind Spots for the Self-Aware Leader
Back in 1955 a couple of men came up with a model to help people...
9 Reasons Leaders Don’t Delegate
Imagine trying to run a relay race all by yourself. That wouldn't work too well....
How to be a boss at being a boss (leader).
I've never really viewed myself as a boss, even though I've been responsible for employees...
Feedback, The Breakfast of Champions
I definitely don't have the stomach to be a boxing champion. I'm not talking about...
Are you a Boss or a Leader?
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more,...
Four Steps to Healthy Confrontations
I'm usually not afraid of a confrontation, but I certainly don't like it when I...
The Secret to Effective Confrontations
Someone once told me that if you stare at a cat long enough, it will...
How Great Leaders Prepare for Confrontation
Years ago I was in the unenviable position of confronting an employee that was misusing...
Hole Digging 101
A friend recently told me he hated working for his boss, Jim. Evidently, Jim comes...
The Power of Strategic Thinking
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance & conscientious stupidity. Martin Luther...
Knowledge Empowers Leaders To Make Wise Choices
"A wise man has great power, and a knowledgeable man increases strength, for by wise...