Do You Have a Standard?
Do you hold yourself… and others… accountable? To a high bar? One that calls out to and requires the best of you? One that you measure yourself and your growth and development by? Or are…
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Purposeful Followership
Purposeful followership is a value-driven choice to support a leader, team, or mission, a conscious choice to support worthwhile goals. The concept of purposeful followership…
Followership is as Important as Leadership
Great followers and great leaders go hand in hand. The concept that a leader has sole responsibility for the success of their relationship is an…
Leadership with a Small ‘I’
Leading with a small ‘l’ is about quiet leadership: guiding, showing the way, by behavior, encouragement, and example. It’s the belief and knowing that in…
Talking Out of School
Recently I was disappointed to learn that a team member in a leadership role had been sharing doubts with their team; misgivings about the direction…
‘Don’t Shoot the Messenger’ is Bad Advice
It is not enough to not shoot the bearer of bad news; you need to embrace the messenger and thank them for bringing you the…
Answer Man v. Teaching Man
For much of my life I took pride in knowing the answers. You have a question? I’ve got the answer. You have a problem? I’ve…
What Would You Do if Your Only Job Description was “Create Value”?
A philosophically oriented entrepreneur once opined that a universal job description could be ‘Find and Retain Profitable Customers’. Job descriptions are important, they define core…
Be the Lighthouse
We all lose our way at times, adrift on the stormy seas of life, when the way is dark and the path rocky, strewn with…
Right? Wrong!!!
Suppose you had a department that was humming along, doing just great. Leader gets promoted and wouldn’t you know it, the minute they are gone,…