Clearing the Three Roadblocks to Work-Life Balance
Here are three work-life balance roadblocks and ways to clear them: We see “work” as something we struggle through. We see the grind, the guilt …
This Is The Leaders’ Job
As leaders, our job is not really about finance, operations, sales, strategy, law, board- and investor relations, HR, labor relations, regulations, or marketing–though these things …
You Can Give Me a Strawberry…
Just for today, let’s use the word ‘strawberry’ to mean a solution, an answer, an idea, or a bit of advice. If the object of …
A Critical Leadership Insight
There is a fundamental insight that can change everything. At some point, hopefully, each of us as leaders (with or without title) realizes it. For, …
How to Use All that Wisdom
When we are running a low buzz, most of the wisdom and advice we hear sounds like misguided, wishful thinking, at best, or deceptive cruelty …
Quick Reminder About Ultimate Success
Just a quick reminder: our desire for success is ultimately our desire for happiness, to feel good. We tend to think that we must do …
When We Can’t Commit to a Goal
One of the four main ingredients of success–for ourselves or our organizations–is having clear, compelling goals. And despite knowing this, we often avoid committing to …
Money or Meaning?
Making all the money or doing meaningful work? Wait. Who says that we cannot have both? They are not mutually exclusive. They do not depend …
A Few Rules and Some Strong Coaching
Out of concern that things will go wrong, we make ever more complex rules, procedures, and policies. Or, out of concern that rules, procedures, and …
Frustration-Free Results
Trying to make things happen is a sure source of frustration. When we see something we don’t want, we tend to want to control things …