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Your Time Is Now

If you have been a long time reader of this newsletter, I hope you are aware of The Most Remarkable Free Leadership Gift Ever. It was introduced here last fall, and the graphic you see here is often in the right hand column. While we would hope you know about it, the reality is there

What Do I Do When People Don’t Want to Change? 7 Leadership Action Steps

Joni showed up at her boss Bob’s office more frustrated than he’d ever seen her. Joni was a relatively new supervisor and had been developing well – but on this day, she seemed, well, different. When Bob asked what was wrong her frustration came out immediately. “What do you do when people don’t want to

Your Father’s Day Leadership Lesson

Happy Father’s Day everyone! I’m a proud Dad and I am travelling today, Father’s Day. I spent a great night with my wife and kids last night and saw them before I left this morning. I’m very blessed. I’m doubly blessed because I had a great Dad who, while he is no longer alive, taught

Finding the Best Information Sources – and Using Them!

Information is . . . distraction. That’s what President Obama said in commencement address in May. Let me repeat that: “Information is distraction.” I admit I don’t have the full context of the President’s remarks, and this post isn’t about meant to take his words in that way. The phrase DID get my attention however,

Put Your Leadership Success in Your Hands

In any area of skill, to be the best, you need the best inputs: the best coaches, the best advice, and the best ideas. And the very best want something more; they want to be on the inside. They want access; they want secrets; they want the very best tools. That is true for anything,

Five Leadership and Life Lessons from the Wisdom of John Wooden

John Wooden passed away on June 4, 2010, at age 99. If you are a basketball fan, just saying the name John Wooden is all that is needed to know you are speaking of coaching excellence. If you don’t know basketball, I could go on longer than any of us want giving you Coach Wooden’s

Four Important Leadership Characteristics

When I think about leadership. I think about lots of things. I think about initiative. Leaders must lead by taking action. They must see things that need to be done and then make them happen. I think about caring. The best leaders care about those around them. And they don’t just talk about how much they care,

Connecting President Obama’s Comments – a Leadership Lesson for Us

These observations come from MSNBC’s online story about the exclusive interview President Obama had with Matt Lauer (that aired this morning). Here is a link to the full story. The story’s headline, and lead comment is, “I would have fired the BP chief by now”, Obama says. This headline certainly works journalistically (and it got

How is Your Organization Developing Its Leaders?

Are you concerned about your leadership bench strength? Is turnover among your leadership and supervisory ranks too high? Is recruitment to fill these jobs harder than it should be? Do you worry about your succession plans (if they exist at all)? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, you have a problem.

Five Barriers that Stop Innovation – and How to Avoid Them

This has happened to you. You (or your team) have identified a problem and generated some great ideas to solve it. Or perhaps there isn’t a “problem” but a great idea arrives for a new product, service or approach. Either way the idea, no matter how exciting, is nearly worthless unless action is taken to

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