You’ve Offended Someone, Now What?

There is at least one absolute reality in life and that is I am going to say something that clearly offends someone.  It’s clearly most painful when it happens at home but its difficult in every other relationship as well.  The hard part is sometimes I don’t even know I Read more

Individual Contributors Vs. Teamwork

I can clearly remember when teams where the newest fad in leadership development.  Initially, they were purely token with positional leadership still firmly in control.  All of that is changing now and many good people don’t fit the team culture.  Mark Miller takes on this critical subject in this new Read more

3 Forces That Shape Character

According to Jim Collins character is the number one priority in anyone becoming a successful leader.  Its trumps competency hands down and it is something you must work on for continued growth and effectiveness.  Michael Hyatt as usual has some timely tips: “Charisma may be useful in attracting a following, Read more

3 Ways To Know How Well You Are Leading

It always amazes me when I take the time to get some good feedback from other people on how well I am leading.  They see things and hear things that never cross my radar and its important to have some internal and external sources to evaluate your performance.  Casey Nieuwhof Read more

Learning How To Follow Up

I am great at starting things and not so good at finishing them.  When working in a team environment I can easily delegate but rarely build in feedback loops to ensure the project will be successful.  Brad Lomenick gives us some very practical tools to resolve this problem: “As all Read more