If you have been a reader of my newsletter, attended a workshop or know me in some way, you may know how much I love the Indiana State Fair. Clearly, many people know, based on the number of texts, emails and phone calls I have received after the stage collapse tragedy last night. We weren’t
The late great Jim Rohn, was more than just a great speaker, he was a modern day philosopher.  Here is one of my favorite quotations from him about communication.  “The goal of effective communication should be for listeners to say, ‘Me, too!’ versus ‘So what?’”              – Jim Rohn, speaker and author Questions to Ponder
Earlier this week I wrote a post stating that leaders should have a closed door policy. This post has created lots of conversation – I have received a number of emails, had personal conversations and several people wrote lengthy comments on the blog post as well. I’ll admit I used the “closed door” metaphor to
Over the last couple weeks you have heard about it – the unfortunate incidents of air traffic controllers falling asleep on their overnight shifts. First, let me say this is clearly a situation no one wants to happen – not the flying public, not the FAA, and not the individual controllers. This is a safety
This is a post I started a couple weeks ago, then I let it sit. Since yesterday was the 32nd anniversary of America’s worst commercial nuclear accident (inside the Unit Two reactor at the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pa.), it seems appropriate to finish it now. The recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan are terrible twin
You’ve likely heard when you deliver feedback it should be balanced. When you have heard that, what people typically are suggesting that you should strive to give people a balance of positive and negative feedback. This advice is only half-right. It’s an understandable misunderstanding because people think there are only two types of feedback, when
If you’ve just been promoted, this is obviously for you. If you have been in your role for awhile, but your relationship and communication with your boss/supervisor/leader isn’t perfect, this will be of great help to you too. If you lead others and your relationships and communication with those you lead isn’t where you would
Status quo requires no leadership. That has been a mantra of mine for a long time. It encapsulates an important point about the role of leaders – leaders are in the change business. After all, if everything in your organization was perfect, there would be no need for leaders because there would be no new
A subject-matter expert in business leadership and a frequent guest on news-talk shows around the country, Steve Farber is a senior-level leadership coach and consultant who has worked with and spoken to a wide variety of public and private organizations in virtually every arena, from the tech sector to financial services, manufacturing, health care, hospitality,
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