I am a person of faith. My life is centered on my relationship with God, through Jesus. That said, I learn from leaders from all faiths and of no faith. And I try to make my own leadership platform accessible to leaders of all faiths, and of no faith. But each year at Easter, I…
4 Compelling Reasons To Avoid the Pitfall of Exaggeration
As a leader you must project optimism. But when you cross the line into exaggeration or hyperbole, your leadership is facing significant risks. A leader in my orbit once described a very average meeting we had been in as “Quite possibly our best meeting ever!” The statement was so over-the-top, and so removed from any…
How To Avoid The “I Hate Meetings” Culture Killer
When you say, “I hate meetings!”, your team could be receiving a message that might be damaging your culture more than you ever realized. In recent years a virtual movement concerning trend has sprung up in leadership circles where it has become increasingly fashionable to announce, “I hate meetings!” When You Say ‘I Hate Meetings’…
How To Be Certain Your Leadership Is Really Demonstrating Kindness
“The kindest form of leadership is the truth.” – Jack Welch The problem many leaders have with the concept of kindness is that they think it means to avoid speaking truth, in order to spare someone’s feelings. In fact, speaking the truth is the very essence of kindness. This is not to say that leaders have…
How To Pick The Leadership Voices Who Will Build Your Leadership
This article is part of my Global Leadership series; Insights from more than a decade of leadership training around the world… As a leader, you will always have voices willing and eager to offer you advice. The key is knowing which voices have weight. The voices with weight will… Stretch you, Develop you, Champion you,…
