I decided I wanted to write about leadership kindness, but before I began, I went to several social media channels and asked: Do you want a leader who is kind? How do you feel about kindness as a leadership trait? The answers I received were interesting, and on the surface seemed to fall into two camps:
In college, I started using a Daytimer, and used them religiously for years. Starting in the early 1990’s, I started searching for a way to move away from paper for my calendar, but also for all my thinking and planning work. While I am typing this article for you, I have become an unabashed believer in
You’ve seen the blame game. Something goes wrong (or not the way people wanted it to go), so they point fingers at someone else and blame them for the mistakes or failure. Of course, that other person or group sends blame right back at the same time. Both sides hurtling accusations like rocks, while thinking
There are podcasts on every imaginable topic. Anything that you have an interest in, there’s probably a podcast or five about it. And many of those we might choose to listen to are for entertainment purposes only. And that’s fantastic. I hope you’re doing that. But if you’re wondering how you can use a podcast to
Our prodigious ability to learn is one of the things that makes us human. And while much of what we think about as learning is an individual endeavor, the truth is, regardless of our learning style, we can learn much with and through others. Whether you are thinking about your own personal learning journey or
Two of the biggest buzzwords in organizational development circles over the past two years are engagement and retention. Both are rightfully pursued as important objectives. Unfortunately given all this talk, they are still misunderstood, and actions taken to improve them aren’t taken (or the wrong actions are taken). It’s time to change that. That’s why
I understand. The comfort zone is pretty nice. It’s, well, comfortable. But if you’re watching this video, of the millions you could have chosen, I’m guessing that you want more than that? You want more for yourself. You want more for your family. You want more for your team and more for your organization. You have
Year-end is often seen as a time for reflection, and I support that tendency. Today, I want to help guide your reflection by sharing some reflections of my own about what leaders may have learned and perhaps still can from the trends and events of the last 12 months. Consider these leadership lessons from 2022
In many important ways, what it takes to lead is unchanging. The principles of effective leadership haven’t really changed. What has changed is context. It is easy to see that the situations in which we find ourselves as leaders do change and are changing. So, while the foundational principles of leadership are stable, the world
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