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But My Entire Team is Older Than Me!

One of the questions I get asked regularly – and more frequently now – is “how do I lead when most (or all) of my team is older than me?” I must admit that I have personally dealt with this situation, but it was some time ago. Now, I suppose I look at this situation

The Leader Who Had No Title

This weeks Resource Recommendation is The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and Life By Robin Sharma. Beyond the subject matter, two criteria I use when selecting a book are the title and the author. The title tells much about the specifics of the book and the wisdom

Four Lessons Leaders Can Learn From Camels

Let me start by saying I am not a camel expert. Some of what I know about camels, I have learned from reading throughout my life. Some I learned yesterday when talking with colleagues – people who know more about them than I do. I however have become more interested because of my recent personal

Five Ways to Make the Most From The Mistakes You Make

Face it, we all mistakes. Heck, I’ve made a bunch today, and it is still early afternoon! Here are two common statements made about mistakes. “To err is human . . .” “We must learn from our mistakes.” While we know we will make mistakes, there is no guarantee we will learn from them. And

The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century

This week’s resource recommendation is The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century By George Friedman. Do you wish you had a crystal ball? If you knew with some certainty what was going to happen in the future would you be able to make better decisions now? Even if you didn’t have certainty,

Want to Be a More Effective Leader? Take a Listening Tour

Joan received an opportunity to lead a large organization in a new industry. Her background prepared her for many of the expectations of the new role, but she didn’t have industry specific knowledge and she didn’t know the company or the people. While she is hardly the first person to be in this situation, she

The Culture Code

This weeks resource recommendation is The Culture Code: An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy the Way They Do By Clotaire Rapaille. Lots of people talk about cultural differences in terms of communication and cultural norms. This book takes that journey in a different direction. The author has spent

Six Ways to Avoid Being a Micro Manager

Think about your perfect supervisor/manager/leader for a minute. Build a mental list of the attributes that perfect person would possess and think about the words you would use to describe that person. Done? I don’t know what is on your list, but I’d bet the farm on what isn’t. Micro manager. I’ve never met anyone

It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be

This week’s Resource Recommendation is It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be by Paul Arden. A couple of weeks back I was at LAX waiting for my red eye flight home. I had delivered a workshop session at a conference, attended a reception and after a full day was

Six Ways to Build on Recent Success

Your team has just completed a major project, introduced a new product or closed a major deal. Tremendous effort and dedication was required and as a result success was achieved. Everyone is excited, and everyone is pleased. And, everyone is tired and might not know what comes next. This article is for leaders who find

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