If you want to change the world, start by making your bed.
As a student of leadership, I have read and reread Admiral William H. McRaven’s Commencement remarks to UT Austin. Admiral McRaven has been a navy seal for 35 years. He is the ninth commander of US Special Forces. The first of 10 points he makes about how to change the world is to make your bed […]
Are you the manager from hell*?
A recent Gallop Study showed that 20% of employees are ACTIVELY disengaged at work. Are you the cause? Management actions are a common reason for employee disengagement. How might you undermine the work of your associates?
When the market place changes, do you?
I met with a management team this week and asked, ”Would you go into your business today if you were just starting up?” They laughed and said “Oh, no way.” Okay, so I have my work cut out for me. And, so do they.
3 things the kids taught their Mother
In honor of Mother’s Day, I would like to turn the tables and talk about a few things I learned from my kids. I think other Type “A” personalities will resonate with the lessons.
Can I leapfrog your business model?
If you have a hotel in a desirable location, do you care about AirBNB rentals in your area? If you have a market or a chain of markets, what do you think about Amazon fresh? I didn’t go to the mall to get some summer shorts, I ordered them from Zappos. It wasn’t so long […]
How much do your employees think you earn?
We make all sorts of assumptions about how much employees understand about our business and they make all sorts of assumptions about where the money is going that aren’t based on reality. I’d say it is time for some real conversations. Pull back the curtain.
Did you schedule creativity today?
If you are a leader of a company or organization, my guess is that you are on boards of non-profits, parent teacher organizations, councils for your church or temple, your golf club, your book club, scouting and more. And, why do you do so much?
Leadership = Keeping Commitments
I coach leaders, so to help them be better leaders, it would be a good idea if I knew what made a great leader, right?
Is it a weakness to have a coach?
I was talking with a company owner the other day who challenged me about why he might need a coach. What a good question!
Social Sensitivity is Good Business
Daniel Goleman has written a great new book:Focus. I was particularly taken by his section on social sensitivity. According to the studies he quotes, your attention to social signals drops the higher up you are in the social or corporate hierarchy. The higher-up tended to interrupt, ignore, or not pay attention to non verbal clues […]