Category: Leadership

Every leader is leading a transformation, even if you haven't thought of it in these terms. You are a steward of the future, making you responsible for that future and the people in your charge. The idea that you are leading a transformation…

There are two kinds of work a leader needs to do each day. How much time one spends on each type of work provides some indication as to how successful they are likely to be over time. The first type of work includes everything that shows up on the…

As a leader, you will never have enough time, unless you make it. There are too many things vying for your attention, some important to your critical outcomes and initiatives, a good many being nothing more than distractions. Leaders who don’t…

One of the critical tasks of a leader is communication. Were one to err in their communication, they would be better served by trying to communicate more frequently, with many leaders under-communicating because they believe everyone knows what is…

It is a difficult time to be a leader. As the Coronavirus pandemic has unfolded, all of us have witnessed our national, state, and business leaders respond. Let's set aside any political leanings for the time being, as it is not useful to the…

The time for you to start climbing out of the hole that you find yourself in is now. There is no benefit from waiting to begin your recovery. It doesn’t help you to wait until things settle down, watching them get worse, feeling a sense of…

In business, there is both positive and negative friction. The positive friction allows for the type of conflict that moves individuals to challenge the status quo and engage in conversations about what the company might do differently now or in…

There is nothing easy about leading others, whether it is a large organization, a division of a company, or a small team. One of the most challenging shifts necessary is recognizing what makes leaders effective. The most successful leaders study…

The currency of leadership is communication. In many organizations, there is a poverty of communication, with leaders infrequently transmitting information while also conveying too little meaning.

No one thing makes for effective leadership. The…

In the foreword to the book, Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card writes about finding the concept for the book in a three-volume set on the United States Civil War, titled, The Army of the Potomac by Bruce Catton.

The insight Card gained from reading…