Back to Work We Go & Leadership Essential #3: Leaders Keep Commitments
Good morning – first Thursday after Labor Day! Time to bring your summertime shorts, t-shirt, flip-flop-wearing-self back to work! This morning, two thoughts – one marking the change of season; the other, a third installment in my Leadership Essentials series – something that frustrates your followers so much when you don’t do it! First, here […]
Villain, Victim, Rescuer – Which Role Do You Play?!
Good Thursday morning! I hope you have had a good week so far. Three things today: gratefulness, “The P Rules” — some tips to improve your team meetings and presentations, and finally, a lesson from the road. First, what are you grateful for this morning? (Pause . . . to let you think.) I happen […]
Leadership Essential #2: Leaders Elevate Others
Good morning! Three items for you this morning: a new Leadership Essential – one of those attributes that every good leader possesses; also, a follow-up to my last post on “the four powerful words;” plus an excellent list of leadership attributes. First, a true story. Towards the end of my first year as an Army […]
Four Powerful Words for Leaders
Good morning! We are now halfway through summer. This reminds me to make every day (of summer) count! Rest. Enjoy. Be intentional. A couple of quick thoughts for you this morning – one, a powerful leadership thought; the other, a book I have been reading this summer. First, a powerful thought that you can use […]
Leadership Essential #1: Take Responsibility
Good Thursday morning! It seems about 1/3 of the people I know right now are on vacation (many in Europe). I hope you are in a similar place or have plans to be soon! I started the week in Pittsburgh, and am ending it in New Jersey, with a trip to Sarasota in between – […]
Leadership Essentials
Good Thursday morning! Summer is here! It’s a warm, humid morning in Charlottesville, Virginia. It’s even warmer and more humid in Fort Benning, Georgia, 90 minutes south of Atlanta, where my son, Will, is training as a new Army officer. Regarding leadership. I know of no other school on leadership that can match that of […]
Selfish Leaders
I’m recovering from a recent case of overdrive. For most of last year, I was pushing myself through a perfect storm of demands: leading a growing business and all its growing busyness, a house move after 12 years from Kentucky to Charlottesville, and many other personal obligations, including the settling of my late mother’s estate. […]
Tiger's Lessons for Leaders
Tiger Woods’ “appearance” this past Friday offers some real lessons that high-performance Leaders should not miss.
To me, Tiger’s most telling statement was this one:
“My failures have made me look at myself in a way I never wanted to before.”
And this is where Tiger’s dilemma provides a learning opportunity for Leaders.
CEO as Chief Talent Officer
In my last post, I wrote that One of a CEO’s primary roles is handling difficult people. This is because . . .
The CEO is the Chief Talent Officer of the company.
Yesterday, a CEO I work with shared how he has been managing talent at his company. He had two stories.
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Leaders are accountable for the caliber of people working under them.
Leaders Confronting Leaders Who Behave Badly
One of a CEO’s primary roles is handling difficult people.
I’ve heard several stories recently of CEOs dealing with one of their senior leaders whose behavior is detrimental to the organization.
At the least, senior leaders like these two are “prickly” – everybody moves gingerly around them, trying to avoid getting stung. At worst, they are “radioactive,” melting down everyone and everything they come in contact with.
