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Five Leadership Lessons Learned in November
November was a memorable month due to events that occurred both on the national stage and inside my leadership peer groups. These events reinforced five leadership lessons that I...Read More -
Five Epiphanies
On the first Saturday of each month, my subscription to the Wall Street Journal includes a supplement called Wall Street Journal Magazine. One of the features of this glossy...Read More -
Rafael Palmeiro Should Read Viktor Frankl
I recently read this article about Rafael Palmeiro and it got me thinking about Viktor Frankl. Palmeiro was a major league baseball player. His career ended abruptly when he...Read More -
Core Values, Intolerables and a Public Hanging
I’ve been an executive coach for almost 15 years and one of the things that surprises me most about working with the leaders of small and midsized businesses is...Read More -
Think You’re Talented? Who Knows Best?
Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries is the executive coach I admire most. He’s a highly successful executive coach and a really smart guy. In addition to having an...Read More -
Don’t Be One of These Guys – Part 2
My last blog generated suggestions of other unproductive characters found in the work force. Here are three more examples. Dick. His name was Dick but he wasn’t one; he...Read More -
Don’t Be One of These Guys
I was in Chicago last weekend for a reunion with four dear friends I worked with decades ago. I can’t remember the last time the five of us were...Read More -
What’s an Accountability Partner and Who Needs One?
This past summer, I met a smart, talented young woman with a strong motivation to improve as a leader. She works for a company that has invested in an...Read More