How much energy do you waste on managing, worrying about, or adjusting your behavior in response to what others think about you? If you happen to be an extrovert like me, chances are impression management is a persistent force in your life. Wanting people to like you tends to be a thankless and exhausting pursuit. [...]
(And a Better Leader) I remember getting captured by the wisdom of “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” Richard Carlson popularized the phrase suggesting that it’s all relatively small stuff we face in our daily lives. It seemed like good advice to avoid creating unnecessary and avoidable stress. You will know when the stress is really [...]
Leadership isn’t what you do – it’s what’s in your bones: it is who you are when you are needed. We have leaders because we need them. It isn’t an award given to recognize merit and accomplishment; it is the current that flows within you that drives that accomplishment and makes you meritorious. Leadership is [...]
Leadership has little to do with you know; it’s a set of behaviors. You can know absolutely nothing about leadership on an academic or intellectual level and be an extraordinary leader. Your success as a leader is not a function of what you do; it is a measure of what you accomplish. How you go [...]
There is no shortage of leaders in the world. The problem is that there are far fewer people who distinguish themselves as the exceptional leaders than we need at this moment. It is true in all areas of life —and especially true for businesses throughout the world that the Covid Crisis has changed forever. As [...]
As a leader, your role is to influence. You design and deliver what you communicate to guide the actions of others. To accomplish anything meaningful and worthwhile, you must influence how people think at least as much as you instruct them how to act. And your capacity to be effective at impacting how others think [...]
The power you find when leading others with a clear and undeniable purpose is undeniable. Creating organizational alignment, improving employee satisfaction and overall company performance happens when the people you lead feel connected to something meaningful and significant. As much as people may want to feel valued and appreciated for their efforts, when they know [...]
We live in a world and in a time that rewards companies that are agile, innovative, and capable of executing a clear, powerful vision. Your leadership team's effectiveness will determine your success and whether your company can establish and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage. The signs that your team is getting stale might not be [...]
We are at an interesting and critical crossroads. The arrival of spring brings with it feelings of new beginnings, restored growth, and the promise of new hope. The increasing rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, the drop in the infection rates, and the evolving relief that the pandemic is finally waning, following the prolonged fatigue and unsettling [...]
It is much easier to say you are willing to be vulnerable and transparent than to overcome your fear of being wrong and elevate your performance as a leader. Hiding is easier. Hiding is part of our survival instincts. We are hardwired to react to perceived threats by employing the fight, flight, or freeze response [...]
