DO YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND PEOPLE? The 80/20 Principle is rather easy to understand intellectually, but how can leaders learn to apply it emotionally within an organization? Human emotionality has been studied for centuries and understanding how emotions work is a critical leadership skill as well as a key factor...
In his book Boundaries for Leaders, Dr. Henry Cloud shared the following true story. "The founder of a successful manufacturing company was in the process of succession planning and was grooming his son to take over the business. One day, as he walked through the factory,...
Is your workplace rather cold and possibly one of drudgery, dismay or disappointment? Do your co-workers share your sentiment? If so, then maybe you should ask the question, 'Why are my expectations falling short of my desired reality?' Or is your desired workplace reality yet...
In Alan Deutschman's book, Change or Die, Alan explains how effective change at work and in life is accomplished. In our tech-crazed society, we are all vulnerable to the incessant media-blast of ideas and options that create, shape and set our views and understanding of how...
We live in a hyper-technology whipsaw world. Opportunities to simplify have never been more pervasive and profusely available. What a great time to be alive! Simplicity is where confusion becomes clarity. Today, companies are doing less of what matters most and more of what matters least....
The Genius is a gripping tale written by David Harris about Bill Walsh’s career as a football coach and how -- through his organizational skill and creative system -- he lifted and transformed the San Francisco Forty Niners from a laughable bottom dwelling team into...
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." -George Bernard Shaw According to the 80/20 Principle, 1% of all leaders drive and deliver -- through others -- approximately...
"Cash isn't always the scarcest resource leaders have to invest -- the time and energy it takes to lead people is. We refer to this resource as Leadership Capital. There are only so many hours in a day, after all, and leaders can only push...
THE RISE & FALL OF EVERYTHING "Everything rises and falls on leadership...
'This place isn’t the same; it’s just not fun anymore,' remarked a typically upbeat coworker. Sadly, others in the room all nodded in agreement. Great leaders are easily motivated to prevent workplace dilemmas that cause unnecessary drama, disruptions, delays, and downtime that often lead to dead-end low...