5 Reasons Once Great Companies Fail

Jim Collins followed up his all time best selling leadership book Good to Great with this incredible work on why some of these once great companies now have fallen as well.  He writes, “Whether you prevail or fail, endure or die, depends more on what you do to yourself than Read more

Your People Are Your Competitive Advantage

A few years ago Mark DeMoss wrote a great book called The Little Red Book of Wisdom.  He shares the personal and professional core values that helped him develop one the most successful Public Relations firms in the country. Just as Jim Collins did in Good to Great and Jack Read more

The Leadership Law Of The Inner Circle

This by far is one of the most important principles identified by John Maxwell in the realm of leadership.  The simple definition of the law is that a leader’s potential is determined by those closest to them. As any organization continues to grow the leader cannot continue to spend equal Read more

7 Steps To Help You Improve Your Life

That time is coming when we evaluate where we are in life and start to make promises that we may never keep.  This whole discipline of personal leadership should be a twelve month a year process and not a once a year time of reflection.  So let’s apply this post Read more

Leadership Is About Promising To Listen Well

We all struggle with the commitments we make either to ourselves about eating a healthier diet or to someone else about something we said we would do and simply forgot. When we want to take our commitment to the next level we start making promises. A promise is defined as Read more

Ten Unmistakable Signs Of A Toxic Culture

This issue is a really big deal and it’s not only negatively impacting productivity, it’s causing a lot of people to hate coming to work.  They hate it not because of the excessive work load but because of the constant negative drama that consumes everyone daily.  This Forbes post nails Read more

9 Signs You Have No Work Life Balance

As I spend a significant amount of time coaching executives, this subject is on the list for areas needing improvement for every person I help.  The sheer volume of professional responsibilities force us to either establish personal priorities or feel like failures at home.  This post by Rachel Ritlop is Read more

3 Critical Questions For Leading Change

I want to tell you a simple story that illustrates  what every leader must do to lead their team or entire organization through the change process.  You are the leader of a team that has been involved in an outward bound teambuilding session for two weeks. Your team is out Read more

Finding Real Success In Life

We owe a great deal to several authors who have written excellent books on how to move from success as the primary goal in your life to real significance.  Probably the book Half Time by Bob Buford has made the most life changing impact with people who have worked very Read more