I was recently speaking with a leader about various topics related to managing self and managing teams. The conversation started out on the topic of time management and prioritizing our work. What emails do you read and which ones do you let slip by? What projects do you pay attention to today and which ones
When I started my leadership journey, I made the mistake of thinking leadership was about getting results through others. I believed it was about motivating people to work hard. I believed it was about having good processes and strategies that “my people” would follow. I was wrong. There is just one thing about leadership every
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4301051/height/90/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/custom-color/1e73be” height=”90″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] What is the purpose of leadership? Many people lead as if leadership is about them. I was talking with a woman the other day about her growing success as a leader, and she humbly responded, “I couldn’t have done it without a lot of
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4181938/height/90/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/custom-color/1e73be” height=”90″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Recently I was discussing with a friend one of my favorite topics…the consigliere. That is the person behind the scenes who gets things done, the leader behind the leader. I was pondering the idea that behind every prominent-out in the spotlight leader there is
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4109023/height/90/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/custom-color/1e73be” height=”90″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Have you ever encountered a person who seemed incapable of accepting a kind act as simply that, a kind act? Have you ever worked with a person who, no matter what you did, saw selfish motivation in all of it? In the classic movie,
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4077680/height/90/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/custom-color/1e73be” height=”90″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Some of you may know that I am studying our early Presidents and the characteristics of their leadership. Currently I’m reading David McCullough’s biography on John Adams. I highly recommend this work as well as McCullough’s other works. I can personally recommend his book,