Category Archives: Leadership
5 Reasons You’re Not The Best Person To Teach Your Employees
Ok, so you should onboard new employees, make sure that they understand the mission and goals of your department, review policies and procedures, go over …
Graduates, Your Life-Long Learning Journey Begins Now
Graduation season has arrived. As I sign the cards, wrap the gifts and write the checks for our dear friends graduating, I wonder if they …
By All Means, Ignore Your Stakeholders
My vacuum went on the fritz, and I have been trying to get it fixed. It’s a vacuum by the inventor/company that prides itself on …
Six Signs You Undervalue Implementation
Business heroes are often the innovators and the visionaries that set the next strategy. Yet, 90% of strategies fail because of execution. We’ve heard this …
Is Humble Leadership an Oxymoron?
As I was playing a Madden football video game with my son recently, I couldn’t help but notice what he had his players do …
The Science and Art of Making Good Decisions
It’s spring – and for a certain sub-set of the population that can only mean one thing – college decision time! Yes, for those of …
How to Build Creativity and Innovation Muscles
Do you encourage creativity in yourself, your team and your organization? Or do you tend to squash it? If you want to strengthen your innovation …
Goodbye Josh Hamilton: When Your Super Star Goes to the Competition
Josh Hamilton in a Los Angeles Angel’s uniform. Wow. As a Texas Rangers fan, that was a sight to see. In four years as a …
The Lost Art of Following
I’m just about leader-ed out. In the past minute there have been 27 references to #leadership on my Twitter feed. I know how to lead …