Building The Business Case For Doing Good

The whole idea of making a profit so that you can make a difference is hot right now.  More and more organizations are getting a corporate conscience and that is really helping a lot of people who desperately  need it.  However, there is incredible internal benefit and Gwen Moran tells Read more

Motivating Millennials Takes More Flexible Work Policies

One of the most dominant problems I see in working with organizations is the generational transition issues between existing Baby Boomer leaders and the Millennials that one day will replace them.  Part of the problem comes from the transition from directive to collaborative leadership styles.  The harder part is the Read more

The Power of Gratitude

I was thinking again about Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff by Richard Carlson where he talked about his tendency to start thinking negative thoughts with all the bad news that is out there today.  I fight this as well, especially when you are going through a hard time personally or Read more

The Fatal Flaw Of Executive Leadership

When you are evaluating any leader’s effectiveness you tend to look at two major categories that summarize everything else.  They are the character that defines the core values of the person and the competency or skill set that they bring to the position. Marshall Goldsmith is one of the top Read more

4 Things Successful Change Leaders Do Well

It has often been said that the pain of the present must become greater than the fear of the future for change to really work.  Although that may be true, it is an over simplistic assessment of the reality of just how complex leading change is both for individuals and Read more

3 Ways To Regain Personal Momentum

When negative things are happening in your life and you feel like you are in a deep hole and cannot see how to get out there are three key personal leadership disciplines that will help you get your positive momentum back. The first is Perspective.  When things are not going Read more

How To Boost Your Teams Productivity

I have never experienced a time where there has been more confusion between planning and execution or directive leadership vs. collaboration.  Many leaders are over delegating and wondering why projects fail to meet expectations and other leaders are still micro managing and minimizing productivity. This HBR post is one of Read more

Effective Leadership Must Be Courageous

A legend from India tells about a mouse who was terrified of cats until a magician agreed to transform him into a cat.   That resolved his fear until he met a dog, so the magician changed him into a dog.  The mouse-turned-cat-turned-dog was content until he met a tiger—so , Read more