Culture – Two things to remember
I heard someone recently describe culture as "how decisions are made, and how performance management tools are used." It makes a lot of sense. How decisions are made has to...
Keys to Retaining Your Top Talent
Today's guest post is by my friend, Mike Figliuolo, co-author of Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results (you can get your copy by...
What a Near Perfect Team Taught Me
I recently had the privilege of leading an expedition with six amazing men, and I've been racking my brain trying to process the learnings. With most teams - new or...
Risk < Resourceful + Resilient
The three R's when it comes to leadership - Risk-taking, Resourcefulness and Resiliency. RISK - Many of the top leaders I meet want their managers to take risks. When I ask,...
iLead – the Leadership Connection with Linda Sharkey, Ph.D.
Episode Description: Leadership and organizations that focus on developing great leaders have been proven to have better business results and cultures of high performance. Leadership is truly the force multiplier...
The Blood Sweat and Tears of Leadership
I am appearing on Dr. Linda Sharkey's radio show tomorrow, and I think she pulled the title above from this documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr9Q29XAg18 Linda is an HR Executive and Business Strategist with...
Is your team making your job easier, or harder? Five Solutions.
If your answer is easier, congratulations! If your answer is harder, you are certainly not alone. The frustration I hear most often expressed by leaders is that of time. No...
Four leaders – five lessons – one thread
In the past few weeks I spoke to four highly regarded executives. We didn't talk about their achievements, because their learning, growth and development from setbacks and struggles were far...
The one thing horses can teach you about leadership…
I recently had the opportunity to see Jean-Jacques Joris in action, and spoke to him about his work with mindfulness, psychotherapy, life-coaching, and leadership training... with horses. A native of Geneva,...
Is Leadership an illusion of Control?
Leaders are comfortable with being uncomfortable; because they know every life event thrown their way can be a tremendous learning experience. Leadership can be an illusion of control, but changing...
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