On one recent, rather untypical Monday afternoon, people across the country looked up at the sky and were mesmerized by that cosmic event called the solar eclipse. By all accounts, those who witnessed totality were totally awed by what they experienced. You just did not hear or see anyone using descriptions like OK or no [Read More]
Culture: First Things First
July 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The comments this month are generously provided by guest contributor Amanda Nelson. If you run in the same types of circles that I do, you can’t go an hour without thinking about, hearing about or being asked about culture. Everyone is talking about what programs they are implementing, how they are redesigning their organization structure, [Read More]
The Email Complacency Quandary
March 4, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Complacency is a growth threatening virus in most organizations. The warm and safe comfort zone, can lure people into becoming stagnant, and unaware that they have fallen prey to this seductive condition. One of the biggest causes for complacency is that necessary evil called email. Think about it. For too many people, there is an [Read More]
Moving Forward into a New Year
January 30, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Happy New Year! Whether you’re coming off a great year or one you’d rather forget, the New Year is here. Time to celebrate! By now you’ve completed your plan, set your goals and built your budget. But wait, don’t make the mistake of jumping right into the stress of the new year without a proper [Read More]
Election Aftermath
November 28, 2016 by 1 Comment
Pondering the aftermath of the 2016 Presidential election reminded me of something very important. Different values are not the same as wrong values. I am hopeful that you will take some time and deeply reflect on this. Our values are very personal. They help us make difficult decisions and enable us to discern good from [Read More]
The System is Rigged
November 2, 2016 by 2 Comments
When Presidential candidate Donald Trump starting harping that “the system is rigged,” it dawned on me how insightful this statement was. To be clear, I am by no means agreeing with his implications of corruption in the voting or electoral systems. No, I am referring to a much more encompassing system surrounding the 2016 election. [Read More]
The Leader’s Learning Agenda
May 3, 2016 by 2 Comments
So often, the emphasis on improving at work is focused on doing the job more productively. After all, we normally get paid for our competence at our job, so doing it better has a lot of direct payoff. Not surprisingly, I have met very few people whose specific job title was “leader.” The job was [Read More]
Lessons about Learning to Lead
April 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Greetings everyone. I was recently thinking about how difficult it really is to learn to become a more effective leader, and was reminded about a previous learning experience, that had many parallels. It was that ordeal of learning to drive a car with a stick shift. Many of you can no doubt relate. I remember [Read More]
A Profound Lesson About Change
March 1, 2016 by 4 Comments
I wanted to share one of the great lessons of all times, when it comes to getting ourselves or others to change the way we act. It is a two part lesson, so here we go. Lesson One: It is difficult if not impossible to change behavior without changing beliefs. Please think about this. If [Read More]
Key Lessons about Change
November 3, 2015 by 1 Comment
As I write this, the woods behind my home are a breathtaking mix of yellows, greens and oranges, with a sprinkling of reds. It reminds me that change can indeed be a beautiful thing. However, within a couple of weeks, the trees will be bare, and my yard will be covered with a deep layer [Read More]
