People may not remember your name, your face, or where you are from. Most people will hardly remember most things you have said to them. But, as Maya Angelou wrote, “they will never forget how you made them feel."Part of being human, being a human being, is our need to be connected, not just for [...]
There are all sorts of expressions to describe peak human performance. You might aim for perfection, excellence, mastery, exceptionalism, or even virtuosity. But by whose standards and measures should you be judged? Does it matter more what others think or what you believe about yourself? Is your potential realized by the actions of others or [...]
Volodymyr Zelensky, shown above with his family, established his public persona and his influence as a comedic performer, once noting that “Laughter is a weapon that is fatal to men of marble.” When you assume a leadership role, to be effective, you soon must realize, as William Shakespeare wrote, “all the world’s a stage. “ [...]
Some people say, "if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life." While it may seem like enticing advice to some, there are at least two flaws in the thinking. One is the assumption that "work" is drudgery we might avoid. The other is that pursuing the things you love, [...]
How You Were Educated Is the Reason Leaders Fail Ask any good grade schoolteacher what the most important thing they do is, and they will tell you that, beyond the specific lessons they teach, their most sacred purpose is to instill their students with a love of learning. Learning is more than a skill; it [...]
Leaders never stop learning. Personal growth is often more critical than professional growth when it comes to elevating your effectiveness as a leader. For most people, the greatest challenge around learning is that you must first accept that there is something you need to know that you don’t. In early childhood, when learning is an [...]
While change may be a constant in the universe, driving deliberate, purposeful, positive change in society is the hallmark of leadership. Great leaders change the course of events, and often of history, by wielding the power of communication. Significant, meaningful change is rarely if ever, forged by the hands of just one person. More typically, [...]
One More Thing to Thank Volodymyr Zelensky For Great leaders are exceptional performers; that is, they perform exceptionally. Is their performance comparable to the stagecraft of great actors who convincingly transform themselves into the characters their roles summon them to be? Like stage actors, highly effective leaders deftly and almost magically suspend an element of [...]
At this stage of our COVID-19-Socio-Economic Recovery, the most prevalent, and perhaps precipitous concern facing the CEOs we work with is the finding, hiring, and retaining of competent employees. The challenges range from the need for unskilled labor to competing for top talent in management and leadership roles. We have heard of issues across the [...]
I've heard it said that to find opportunity, you have to either be lucky or smart – and it’s best to be both. The problem with this thinking is that coming across an opportunity doesn't mean you will gain any benefit from it. What you do after you uncover an opportunity is what matters most. [...]
