5 Habits Of Truly Disruptive Leaders

Stability of the process was an extremely valued outcome in the 1980’s when I started my corporate career.  The idea of disruption was clearly perceived as a threat to be avoided at all cost.  With todays changing global marketplace that is a luxury we no longer have.  Fast Company challenges Read more

Four Ways You’re Getting Accountability Wrong

There is a lot of talk about accountability lately.  It can mean everything from a re-branded performance review process to a monthly 360 from everyone and their brother on your performance.  It is an incredibly important role in developing great leaders who serve on effective teams.  Mark Lukens tells us Read more

7 Tips For Managing High Impact Teams

I consume everything I can on teamwork.  There is so much confusion between the value of collaboration and the demise of direction and delegation.  I think all of these have value and Harvey Deutschendorf has some great thoughts: “Most business leaders can agree that teamwork is important for getting anything Read more

The Empty Chair

The empty chair represents someone who was in your life and no longer is.  The chair is a constant reminder of this painful reality.  For me it started when my mother died when I was only 6.  I would look at old pictures just to see her sitting at the Read more

7 Things There Will Never Be Enough Time For

One of the biggest turning points in my leadership journey was when I saw Stephen Covey’s Time Management Matrix in 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.  Up until that point, I was almost 100% reactive and never thought about taking responsibility for things that were important but not urgent.  Carey Read more

9 Hard-Earned Leadership Lessons

As I look back on my leadership journey, I am shocked at some of the major responsibility I had as an overly aggressive 30 year old.  I was confident and even cocky.  Back in the dark ages hitting the numbers was even more of a big deal and hard work Read more

10 Characteristics Of Good Leadership

Leadership at times is complicated and extremely difficult.  What works in one situation does not work in a similar one.  Some people adapt early to change others oppose it with all their might.  It takes time to delegate and develop new leaders and there is risk involved.  Ron Edmondson hits Read more