It's Time to Lead

One of the attributes I have noticed in nearly every great leader that I’ve worked with is that they know how to get back up after they fall.  I don’t think they fall any less than the rest of us, or any less hard.  But they don’t lay there very long. I actually believe that [...]

One of the most basic questions leaders often ask is how do I get the people in the organization to do what the organization needs them to.  I was working with the president of a multi-billion dollar business when he said, “my biggest problem is that I know exactly what the people in this business [...]

In my last post I talked about the research done recently indicating that employee satisfaction across the country has tumbled to an all time low of 45%.  I listed one key to creating organizational satisfaction and in this post I’d like to touch on two more.  Take a look at my first post here to [...]

I was reading some research done recently by the conference board that said employee satisfaction across the country had dropped to an all time low of 45%.  If it’s anywhere near accurate, it means that for the first time since we started measuring it, over half of us are unhappy in our jobs.  The other [...]

I had never heard the term “burning platform” before.  Apparently it got used a lot in the company I was working with though.  The executive said that this new initiative was critical and so the team needed to create a “burning platform” to instill a sense of urgency in the business.  I found out later [...]

Several years ago I was working with a business leader in a new role and I was invited to attend the dinner where he would meet his new team for the first time.  It was one of those three-hour meals with way too many forks and I was amazed at the way the new executive [...]

This is part two of a five part series on becoming a better coach.  Each article explores a different element of what it takes to help others accomplish more than they thought they could and become the kind of coach that can consistently build high performing teams and an unstoppable organization. You can read part [...]

This article is part one of a five part series on becoming a better coach.  Each article explores a different element of what it takes to help others accomplish more than they thought they could and become the kind of coach that can consistently build high performing teams and an unstoppable organization. The word “coach” [...]

I still learn about leadership every day.  In this challenging economic climate I’m learning faster than ever and often from people who might not be considered traditional leaders.  I’m learning from people who have lost their job. Their job represented the ability to feed their families, raise their kids the way they want, and achieve [...]

I often get asked about what makes a great leader.  I used to try and cover all of the aspects of leadership when answering that question, because leading others is a complex and dynamic art.  Now I often just answer with a simple phrase: they lead themselves first. In most cases great leaders were leading [...]