Make the Investment
When overloaded, the last thing we want to do is add more projects and tasks to our plate. But here’s a project that will remove …
5 Business Plan Mistakes to Avoid
Here are five business plan mistakes. If we can avoid these, we will get the promised benefits of business plans including clarity, alignment, performance, and …
Quieting Your Should Engine
One very good way to quiet our Should Engine is to make choices about who we are (or want to be) and what we want. …
Our Should Engine and Our Freedom Engine
It’s like we have two engines inside us: our Should Engine and our Freedom Engine. Both mostly operate without us being aware of them. Our Should Engine pumps …
What Got You Here Can’t Get You There
Each phase of a company’s growth demands a leadership approach that is significantly different from the prior phase. When we see a company struggle, we can bet …
Leadership, Sales, and Influence in a Nutshell
Success at leadership (with or without a title), sales, and influence is rather simple. First, we choose who (generically and/or specifically) we want to engage …
How to Be Well Rewarded
Most people don’t know what they want. And if they do, they probably don’t know how to get it. That’s how we can help them. …
From Can’t to Can to Will
We will not be successful leaders until we regularly get people to go from can’t to can to will. Telling, pumping up, selling, and yelling …
The Heart of Leadership: Present and Powerful
Our power is in the present. (How can it be otherwise?) When we are present–especially in interactions with others–we choose to influence where we can, …
How To Say No To Emails, Meetings, Etc.
It’s hard to say no to all the emails, meetings, interruptions, and other demands on our time. It is hard, that is, until we commit …