How To Use Willpower In A Better Way

This post was challenging for me because I have always viewed willpower as more of an account where you make daily deposits and withdrawals.  I still believe that to be true but the idea that it is more of an emotional passion feeling issue that can fluctuate wildly has some Read more

The Critical Need For Different Leadership Voices

Directive leadership has taken such a hit that it almost seems out of place in any leadership situation.  Tell that to the passengers on any plane or to the patients in any major surgery and they would beg to disagree.  Delegation on the other hand is never appropriate until the Read more

5 Simple Tips For Building Trust As A Leader

Probably the best leadership book I read in 2017 was The Speed Of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey.  In the first chapter he quotes Jack Welch,”If you’re not fast, you’re dead.”  When everyone faces the reality that demand almost always exceeds capacity, we can’t afford to waste any productivity because Read more

Important Steps To Improve Daily Productivity

I have been leading long enough to have gone through at least 5 different major approaches to time management and productivity.  It all started with simple lists, then prioritization using planners and now technology drives almost everything.  Probably the greatest help for me today is to block some open time Read more

Make Civility The Norm On Your Team

Almost everyone that works through teams believes there needs to be a healthy dose of conflict from time to time that will produce the greatest results.  However, when team members are passive aggressive or unload and say something very critical towards another person, all trust can be lost.  So the Read more

The 4 Kinds Of Leaders Who Create The Future

I have noticed one very dramatic change within the last year of working with coaching executives.  In the past they were constantly looking for strategic innovation when they were not squeezing every ounce of productivity out of their process.  Today, they are all in some way having to respond to Read more

How To Ensure Change Translates Into Culture

Leading change is one of the most challenging leadership assignments period.  The pain of the present must be greater than the fear of the future for most people to even be open to change.  The hard part though comes after all the communication of the new vision and now its Read more

The Best Way To Be More Effective In 2018

We all get somewhat offended when we are in a room with other people and they all are glued to their device.  However, even in a working context our smart phones can make us stupid when it comes to productivity.  They become the classic urgent but not important input most Read more

How To Recover From Burnout

One of the most important things I do as a leader is to monitor the margin I have in all of the life accounts included in my Life Plan.  I believe in work-life integration and not balance.  This allows me to have a short term deficit in one area as Read more

Habits That Keep You Primed For Success

I am personally convinced that every leader who wants to reach their potential needs to develop a Life Plan.  This plan will set both personal and professional goals with specific priorities to accomplish.  If you do something long enough it will become a habit and eventually part of your character. Read more