The single most important and challenging responsibility of leadership is to bring people together in the shared pursuit of accomplishing truly worthwhile things. I recently saw a quote by the author Simon Sinek, "A small team, committed to a cause bigger than themselves, can achieve absolutely anything." It caused me to think just how daunting [...]
Note: To Read "The Covid-Thanksgiving Paradox" - Click Here The things that we care about in common are the things that draw us together. On the surface, it, therefore, makes sense that the things that deep-seated disagreements divide us. We see unfolding the challenges that the next President of The United States will [...]
I would argue that leadership is not rocket science. In fact, it’s far more art than science at all. But there are important and valuable lessons that you can draw from our understanding of the natural world around us that we can apply to become more effective as leaders. The Law of Conservation of Mass [...]
To me, the critical quality of being a leader is the ability to develop others into leaders. More than a skill or task – it is an absolute responsibility. It may be useful and even necessary to take charge and rally others to accomplish something that matters in the moment. Still, your value as a [...]
In a world where things never change, where everything is predictable, there would be little need for leadership. Perhaps we would have leaders that served purely ceremonial roles, cheering-on the ever-present status quo. Or maybe there would be leaders whose purpose would be to encourage us not to suffer from boredom and our self-imposed mediocrity. [...]
The French author Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in 1826 wrote: "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are." The notion that "you are what you eat" speaks to all that you consume. For leaders, this is especially true of the information you consume. To be a great leader, you must be a careful and efficient consumer of information. [...]
Most recently, these two words have taken on a new life of their own. Our world has necessarily become overwhelmed with fear and uncertainty. What we need from our leaders is that they embody both these qualities. Negativity and distrust are divisive and corrosive forces that will not lift us out of the morass that [...]
The Mixology That Makes A Leader Intoxicating or Toxic Powerful, highly effective leaders tend to be intoxicating. They grab hold of your senses, changing how you feel more than they change your thinking. It is the power of influence that allows leaders to shape teams, organizations, and even great nations. This power is not charisma, [...]
By some well-accepted standards, there are 29 measurable traits that are all useful in understanding your tendencies and can help address your strengths and weaknesses as a leader. Improving your personal performance amounts to addressing the qualities that are most out of alignment with the kind of behavioral habits that would best serve whatever kind [...]
Better Leadership - Simply Explained and why coaching plays an essential role on your journey For all the complexities, vagaries and nuances about leadership, the one thing most easy to understand is that leadership comes down to having the right habits. If you develop the habits that are necessary and replace those that get in [...]
