Tag Archives: integrity

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 …

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Separating Personal and Professional: Leadership Lessons from Petraeus

I am sad when high-profile successful professionals fall down in their personal lives. Military strategist and US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief, General David Petraeus, …

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Integrity: Four Myths

There is a lot of talk these days about integrity (or the lack of it.) We can all cite examples in business, politics, or other …

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Hard to Say I’m Sorry

I cannot remember the last time I heard a business leader say, “I’m sorry.” This is not because there’s a shortage of opportunities to apologize. …

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Champagne Product, Stale Beer Experience

The alignment of planets and collision of circumstances created a recent need for us to purchase four cars for our family within a six-month period! …

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Politics = Many Blood-Sucking Parasites

My Wake-up Call! I tried to avoid organizational politics earlier in my career. I have to admit sometimes I thought highly political people lacked integrity and …

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The Power of Words

Sadly, when former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz was infamously fired recently, her reputation and professional integrity were somewhat called into question when she called the board members …

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