What Size is Your Leadership – Part 1- The Kayak
The Kayak Many years ago, a certain candidate – the former mayor of a small town – was tapped as a vice-presidential running mate for
The Kayak Many years ago, a certain candidate – the former mayor of a small town – was tapped as a vice-presidential running mate for
No two leaders are called to the same degree of oversight….Knowing where you fit best is the key to an effective career. You may well be
Leadership Lessons from HBO series Band of Brothers – Part 2 Preview(opens in a new tab) Captain Sobol refuses to salute Major Dick Winters, who
Whether due to ineptitude, slothfulness, fear, or willful neglect, many leaders go missing at critical junctures.
Teacher: Describe the qualities of a leader Classmate raises hand: “Oooo oooo pick me!” “Yes?” “They’re tall, athletic build, dress nicely, good looking. Usually male,
My very first post in 2014, Just Jump, I detailed my experience facing one of my fears as a 50+year- old: Jumping off a 3
This is a repost from 2014. There is now a sequel, Diving In. P.S. These are NOT my feet!;) Several years ago I realized that
Next to abusiveness, micromanaging is a top morale crusher Dahlia oversees the information systems department of a mid-sized IT consulting firm. She has been on the
Letting an employee go is one of the trickiest key tasks of a manager. It is part of management and accountability. It’s never the thing
The headlines are full of judgments against our current Commander-in-Chief as running a chaotic administration, leading by instinct, and other unflattering terms to describe his
Up your game, Tone it down, Chill out, Be more supportive, Adjust your attitude, Come to work on time, Stop abusing time and leave, Be more creative, Be a team player… These are
Sid Daniels is an assistant Vice President for a company that employs 7,000 people nationwide. He has two veteran deputies below him who have proved their competence over
You might be a C-Suite level boss with many managers below you. Many in your management pool may carry over their personal dysfunctions into their
Reverse engineering is taking apart an object to see how it works in order to duplicate or enhance the object. – WhatIs.com Reverse engineering our disasters
Scenario: You wind up in the COO’s office for the umpteenth time for “the talk”. You are once again upbraided for your reactiveness at a
Some employees do such poor work, have such miserable ethics and are so obviously misaligned with the values of a company that they are relatively
I received an unexpected blessing today when a young woman cashier at a bakery called me “mom” and said, “And you are mom because you paved
Lessons from the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) Trilogy The enduring popularity of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fable trilogy, the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) is owed
You’re in your monthly strategic meeting when for the umpteenth time, Feng makes a snarky comment to a new suggestion. Everyone either glares at him with
How do you get from where you are at work to the upper management-level position where you want to be? We should all be aspiring
We’ve all been at the meetings when the participants take their stereotypical roles: the constant text-messager or gadget-meister; the one who invariably takes the topic
In my previous post about breaking down silos I wrote of the importance of seeing the executive team you are a part of as the priority team (Team
While still a consultant, for 15 years I was simultaneously part of a pastoral team at a New York City-based Church. In my capacity I
When you’ve changed and grown but your boss still sees you as an apprentice. In Star Wars lore, a Padawan is the apprentice of a
Let me begin this chapter by saying that if you are a fraud, a high school dropout masquerading as a doctor or the CEO of
This post is adapted from my upcoming book: Pitfalls of Fear Driven Leaders and how to OvercomeThe “It’s OK to Fail” club has more and
The best thing a courageous leader can do is to learn to have genuine, “fierce” conversations that change things.
I enjoy the coaching that accompanies my role as a training facilitator for mid to large-sized organizations. As an outsider I can see behaviors and
All of us have seen them. Some of us have worked for them. Some of us have been them. You know ” them” : the screamer; the humiliator;
Thomas Friedman in Friedman’s Fables tells the tale of “The Friendly Forest” , a place where all of the animals live happily together until a new
IT’s lonely at the top. If I could summarize one key point in surviving a major promotion it would be this: To Thine Own Self Be
The unexamined life is not worth living. – Plato In management there is a bias towards action, and necessarily so. Managers get things done through people and they
1. Titles do matter “Oh, I’ll just be the same guy you always knew. Just with a new corner office. Title means nothing to me”
This is part two of my series on leadership lessons from watching the Dog Whisperer TV show (His new show is called “Leader of the
I began watching the Dog Whisperer several years ago in the midst of tremendous personal, spiritual and professional change. While we did have a dog
A courageous leader knows that there is a cost in genuine leadership Malala Yousafzai is a teenage Pakistani school student who, in retaliation for her high profile
One of the most memorable scenes in movie history reminds us that some attributes of character that may not be innate may be acquired. In
