Category Archives: Leadership

Strengthen your Personal Accountability

Strengthen your Personal Accountability
One of the most frustrating feelings for a leader is to discover at the last minute that an important task delegated to another employee has not been done. You thought it was taken care of. You thought it was being done in the way you had described or expected. You had even put your mind…
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Gen X Leaders’ Reflections After Graduation

Gen X Leaders’ Reflections After Graduation
If your daughter or son just graduated, then it has probably been two or three decades since you walked the stage in a cap and gown yourself. That means you probably fit the demographic category of Gen X (born between 1965 and 1980). Looking back, you may be asking yourself, “Are we there, yet?” meaning,…
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Always Create a Backup Plan

Always Create a Backup Plan
Why You Should Prepare for the Worst When You’d Rather Fix it on the Fly I will tell you about the biggest fiasco I ever witnessed at a public event that happened a few years ago. And then I'll tell you about a potential disaster handled with grace and precision. I still cringe when I…
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How to Influence a Resistant Person

How to Influence a Resistant Person
If you’ve read my three-word definition of leadership (or anything from John Maxwell), you know that influence is essential to leading others. But not everyone wants your influence. Some people are immediately suspicious of anyone who wants to change their mind. Others have decided (for whatever reason) that they don’t want to listen to you.…
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How Do You Measure Leadership ROI?

How Do You Measure Leadership ROI?
John Maxwell says leadership can be summed up in one word—influence. It’s hard to argue with one of the most widely acclaimed leadership experts of our generation. I agree that leadership is influence. But I think influence alone is not a sufficient definition. People can be influential and still not be leaders. For example, someone…
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Discovering Your Deep Work

Discovering Your Deep Work
If you’ve been following along with the last few posts, you have read the description and application of our three core values, the pillars of Embracing Risk, Expecting Results, and Pursuing Relationships. These three pillars are central to my understanding of leadership, and they have held up the bridge over my own experience of failure…
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