What Is Your Job, Leader?
Contrary to common wisdom, a leader’s job is not to be the task master, to get other people to do stuff. Nor, oddly, is it …
Leading
Tips and Insights about influencing people toward shared goals.
Feel Better About Our World
To read, watch, or listen to the news every day, is it any wonder that we feel bad about our world? So much negativity. Yet we …
What’s Your Choice?
Happiness, for most of us, is a choice. Reality is not. It seems, though, that choosing to be happy ends up changing the reality that …
Public Service Announcement: The Wisdom Virus
Be careful now. No matter how young or old we are, wisdom can strike us any time and when we least expect it. Symptoms include …
Leader, Know Thyself
As great leaders, we understand ourselves. We know our strengths, blind spots, and biases. And we consistently grow ourselves. We do all this for three …
Not Too Much, not Too Little
Too much structure, process, and regulation strangles any endeavor. Too little limits growth and, ultimately, everyone’s happiness. Just the right amount makes things easier, speeds …
Meaning?
Is there an ultimate answer to the question, “Why?” Are life, the universe, and everything teeming with meaning? Or is it all particles and waves that …
The Four Team Building Levers
There are four levers we can use to build a great team. Sometimes we need to hire new talent. Sometimes we need to fire because …
Crafting Great Marketing Messages
The typical marketing message–website, brochure, ad, pitch, elevator speech–tells us all about the organization and how great it is. Or it lists the features, functions, and benefits …
Jumping the Gun
In leadership, influence, and sales, we can blunder by making our case too early. And we know we are making our case too early because we feel …