Leadership

April 28, 2022

Going Tribal: When Globalization Fails

Much ado about globalization has occurred over the past two decades. Spurred by technology, the ease of travel and our never-ending appetite for cheap products, our […]
April 21, 2022

19,739 Definitions of Leadership (or Baking a Cake with One Ingredient)

In the past 15 months, 19,739 people (and counting) have responded to a discussion forum on LinkedIn. The question posed was rather simple, “What is the single-most important quality for […]
April 14, 2022

My Favorite Leadership Quality (It Begins with ‘H’…)

Several months ago I blogged about how an on-line discussion thread sought to define leadership in one word (see 19,731 Definitions of Leadership). It was an […]
April 6, 2015

Chess Not Checkers: Book Review

Books which help leaders elevate their game are not unusual. However, Chess Not Checkers enters this busy arena promising new insights. So does it succeed?  The publisher of […]
April 1, 2015

Procrastination: The Five Reasons We Do It!

Today we are going to examine the top 5 reasons we procrastinate: Problems with… Failure to… Concerns over… Difficulty… An inability to.. I apologize – I had good […]
March 31, 2015

Do You Adopt or Adapt?

What About Bob? is one of our favorite family movies. A memorable scene has a mentally troubled Bill Murray (Bob) telling his psychologist, “There are two kinds of […]
March 26, 2015

Avoiding Analysis Paralysis

“The best leaders know how to keep moving forward in ambiguous situations” (Johnson). If you play board games you may have heard the term ‘analysis-paralysis’. It refers […]
February 24, 2015

Leading from Behind: Adaptive Leadership

A colleague named Shawna recently entered a group meeting late. As a result, she sat at the back of the room instead of her usual spot in […]
February 20, 2015

Why We Hate Work: Issues of Engagement

What percentage of Americans feel engaged when they are at work? 40%? 50% 65%? Recent research reveals that only 30% say that their work engages them (Gallup, […]
February 16, 2015

On President’s Day: Should President’s Play?

Yesterday Air Force One arrived in our city. President Obama is spending President’s Day weekend in Palm Springs enjoying some down time. In fact, his recurring visits […]
February 10, 2015

Developing High Performing Employees: The 70:20:10 Model

How do we develop effective leaders and managers? Based upon research, the answer is simple – experience! McCall, Lombardo and Eichinger concluded that the source of leadership lessons for most managers is: 70% […]
February 5, 2015

The Best Jobs for All 16 Myers-Briggs Personality Types in One Infographic

This content was originally posted by Paul Sohn. It was a very popular blog post and I received permission to recycle it in order to share the reach of this great content! […]