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 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. […]
Leading Next
Automobiles. Apartments. Laundromats. What do these “traditional” industries have in common? All three represent companies under leaders I know who are taking disruptive technologies seriously. The auto dealer is not only studying Tesla – now the most valuable car company in the United States – but also autonomous vehicles, ride services like Uber and Lyft, […]
Creativity vs. Reactivity Take Two
One leader responded to my last post on Creative vs Reactive by telling me his own story of reacting in a way he wishes he could take back. He and a colleague were at an industry conference when they bumped into a client. The client asked a fairly innocent question in a crowded noisy room […]
Creativity vs. Reactivity
Last month, I had a surprising realization that reminded me there is still so much I don’t know that I don’t know. While on vacation with my family, I intentionally disconnected – from my phone, email, and work in general. When I took this full stop, it suddenly hit me how much of my work […]
The Discipline of Creativity
Ten years ago, when I first started writing regularly – for my book and my blog – I had to overcome a fear that I didn’t have anything new or useful to share with others. I did not think of myself as very creative. How about you? Do you have some area where you need […]
It’s Beach Body Time!
A few weeks ago, I stepped on the scale: 209 pounds. Whoa! Not good! I had not clocked in at that weight for several years. Time to make some adjustments. (And it happens so gradually!) How about you? Have you tuned in to your physical appearance or condition recently? Any action needed? The leaders I […]