By now you’ve likely heard about the evidence against the Illinois Governor.  He is accused of, among other things, trying to sell of trade President-Elect Obama’s open Senate seat for personal gain. It’s sad. But it is a reminder for us as leaders. In my book, Remarkable Leadership, I talk about 13 competencies that lead to

Wayne Turmel, of Cranky Middle Manager fame, sent me a question the other day and asked me if I would answer it for his newsletter.  (Make sure to subscribe). The question: “I just took over a team I’ve worked with for years. How do I show leadership without looking like I’m “’taking over’?” My (short) answer:

It is November 26.  There are 34 days left in 2008 – that is 9.3% of the year.  But once Thanksgiving arrives, some people act as if the year is over. You know, there is the shopping, the parties, the events. There are the vacation days that remain, and those days off – Black Friday, Christmas

I’ve been thinking about the leaves in the backyard of the Remarkable House (what we call the residence that we purchased and converted into our offices). It is easy to think about these leaves, because there is a lot of them! The culprits are two large beautiful Maple trees, far older then I or likely anyone

I love musicals. It really does make perfect sense to me that people randomly break into song on a moments notice. Everyone sings and dances with precision choreography and then just as quickly they go back to whatever they were doing. One of my favorites has always been The Music Man with the lovable –