Stop Trying To Achieve Work-Life Balance

I have never like the whole concept of work-life balance.  It implies that both areas have equal importance and the honest truth is they don’t.  Balance also creates competing priorities instead of integrating your life around core values.  Mark Merrill has some compelling thoughts: “I’m talking about the work-life balance Read more

Leadership Demands Authenticity

There are many generational issues that have to be resolved between the Baby Boomer generation of existing leaders and the Next Generation workforce that is coming onto the scene.  The old positional power model of simply telling everyone what to do and they automatically follow with no desire for involvement Read more

7 Keys To Marriage Maintenance

I have now been married for 44 years and still realize that if I don’t evaluate the basics on a regular basis we can easily get into trouble.  Never assume that you have reached a point where it’s not important to do the little things because in a great marriage Read more

How To Have A Winning Attitude

Lou Holtz the famous football coach once said, “Ability is what you’re capable of doing, motivation determines what you do and attitude determines how well you do it.” We have heard all our lives how important a role our attitude plays in everything we do every day. In John Maxwell’s Read more

The Power Of Storytelling

Seth Godin has famously said that today with the rise of social media your customers are your sales force.  There has never been a time if our customers were not satisfied that we could sustain the relationship.  However, today by people talking to others about you in a positive way Read more

6 Habits Of Great Listeners

Marshall Goldsmith calls not listening the most passive-aggressive form of disrespect for other people.  Too strong, not really because being so consumed and focused on yourself is never a good thing. I have to work very hard at this but it is so worth it for myself and the other Read more

5 Major Goal Setting Myths

This post by Michael Hyatt reminded me of several mistakes I have made over the years in setting goals.  The process we use many times is more of a hindrance to success than the challenge of the goals themselves.  See if you find yourself in this post and lets get Read more

Change Management And Leadership Development Have To Mesh

Operating in silos is always a dangerous thing in any leadership culture.  This is never more true than trying to lead an organization through a major change initiative.  It can feel extremely top down and in reality it’s a great opportunity for leadership development. Great HBR post: Leadership development and Read more

In Search For The Silver Bullet

In Jim Collins latest book How The Mighty Fall he talks about companies that start on a systematic downward spiral that leads ultimately to total failure as an organization.  One common problem he found is that when they finally realize they are in serious trouble rather than dealing with real Read more