When you are leading in a challenging season, you must up your game in just about every dimension of effective leadership. But no skill could be more important than that of leadership intelligence. When your team is feeling unsettled, or even fearful, there’s little point in casting vision, devising strategies or even setting goals; at…
This Halloween, Beware of these 5 Fake Leadership Costumes
October 31st is Halloween in many parts of the world. Of all the costumes you might see this Halloween, that of the Inauthentic Leader might be the most common, at least in leadership circles. And if you are wearing these costumes, you are not leading at your best. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has a hilarious routine…
4 Leadership Strategies To Help You Win the War on Worry
As a leader, the energy you waste on worrying can be one of the greatest obstacles to your overall effectiveness. The problem is that worry squanders a leader’s mental energy. Mental energy is one of the resources most vital to a leader, and yet when worry begins to take root, it is this very resource…
How To Stop The Excellence Value From Driving You, And Your Team, Crazy
Aspiring for “excellence” can lead to an inspiring environment of achievement. But it can also lead to a neurotic atmosphere of fear. I once was talking with a new team member as part of his on-boarding process, when I mentioned to him that “excellence” was one of our core values. “Oh no,” he sighed. “Not…
3 Ways To Know It’s Finally Time To Kill Off That Really Good Idea
As a leader, you must be able to start things. You must be able to complete things. And, more often than you’d think, sometimes you have to put an end to things. In leadership, sometimes you just have to kill off a good idea. But how can you tell if it’s time to kill off…
