3 Modern Leadership Myths
Ten or twenty years ago, debunking leadership myths was easy. In every other corner office you could find an overconfident boss barking orders to masses of underperforming employees. However, over the...
View ArticleA Real-life Amazing Race
How have you spent the past 50 days? Take a moment to think about where you were on December 5th of last year. How did you spend the weeks leading up to the holidays? Where were you for Christmas? What...
View ArticleThe Secret to Sustainable Success
As I finished grilling out the other day, I was reminded of the biggest secret to achieving sustained success in anything. Most people are familiar with the phrase, Begin with the end in mind. It’s the...
View Article5 Things Your Followers Need From You…but may not want!
“No-thank-you bite.” “Lucy, you can’t just say, ‘no-thank-you bite.’ You have to actually take a bite first.” “But I don’t like it.” “How do you know you don’t like it? You haven’t taken a no-thank-you...
View ArticleChildlike vs. Childish
You could learn a lot about leadership from a child. As the father of three young children, I’m daily reminded how wonderfully exasperating kids can be. One minute they’re sweet and pure and glorious,...
View ArticleYou Get What You Give
Want more from your followers? More commitment, more passion, more focus, more imagination? More results? Then give more. You get what you give as a leader. Don’t expect others to miraculously take the...
View ArticleAre You Making Tough Choices?
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Earlier this week the NCAA imposed severe punitive sanctions against Penn State and their football program in...
View ArticleWho or What Are You Neglecting?
None of the thumbs in our house are green. Despite this well-known fact, We planted a dogwood tree in our front yard last fall. The whole family got involved—the kids helped dig the hole, drop the...
View Article5 Benefits of Admitting You’re Wrong
“Sweetheart, I don’t think you’re putting it together right.” My wife hadn’t been in the room for two minutes. I looked up from the headboard I was assembling for our daughter’s new bed and just stared...
View Article11 Things You Could Learn from Angry Birds
If you’ve ever pulled the slingshot back and sent a furious fowl down range, you know how addicting the game Angry Birds can be. You’re also not alone. By far the most downloaded app ever, it’s been #1...
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