Leading With Character

There are three very important C words that are at the core of great leadership today.  They are character, competency and chemistry.  Competency is your ability to do your job well and chemistry is your ability to work well with others.  Character drives everything, because your ability to lead yourself Read more

Three Phases Of Delegation

Delegation is one of the most critical leadership skills for organizational and personal success.  However, it is extremely misunderstood and the training for everyone involved is extremely inadequate.  We tend to micromanage on the one extreme or assign and walk away on the other.  This Forbes post is the best Read more

Executive Presence Simplified

Most leaders with a great reputation have learned to lead down very well.  They inspire their teams, satisfy their customers and hit the numbers.  However, their ability to lead up can become the lid on their leadership potential.  When you are being considered for a major promotion, having executive presence Read more

The Best Leaders Do This One Rare Thing

Many ineffective people in positions of responsibility believe that information is influence.  They often share company gossip or ask nosey questions because they believe the more they know, the more important they become.  Great leaders share everything they can to make their people better.  This post by Amy Blaschka is Read more

How To Best Leverage Leadership Moments

One of my core values of leadership is to leave everyone better than you found them.  What this means to me is that as a leader, I need to be very intentional about seeing meaningful opportunities to make emotional deposits into someone’s life.  If this is not on my agenda, Read more