“Resentment is a breeder. It breeds more resentment.” ~Wise Friend Does this resonate with you? Do you have colleagues who resent you for a promotion you received and, as a result, continue to look for reasons to resent you more or to justify their resentment? What about the flipside; have you ever felt resentment toward a colleague […]
“Everyone is in the people business. Name me a line of work where people aren’t involved.” ~Dr. Mac, “Have a Nice Conflict“ With this sentence the authors of the newly-released best-selling leadership book, “Have a Nice Conflict,” get at the heart of why conflict exists in business. Business, at its core, is all about people […]
“You Matter. These two words can change your mood, change your mind, and have the power to change lives and the world if we understand and leverage them in the right way” ~ Angela Maiers TED Talk June 2011 I believe they can also change a company. When I Didn’t Matter A few years ago […]
If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Sarah Miller Caldicott, you’re in for a treat this Tuesday evening at Leadership Chat! Sarah is a great grandniece of Thomas Edison, an innovation author, and a professional trainer who guides organizations to ignite innovation. Sarah began researching and writing about Edison’s world-changing innovation methods after spending more than 15 […]
This week at Leadership Chat we’re going to be tackling a subject that affects all of us as leaders and individuals: stress. How does stress impact our ability to be sustainable leaders, long-haul leaders who inspire our teams with a vision and then motivate our teams to work earnestly to realize that vision? There is […]
There’s a role every single leader should play in 2012 if they genuinely want to lead highly productive, effective and successful teams during the course of the year – the Synergist. According to Les McKeown, author of the newly-published book The Synergist, the role of the Synergist is the single component that makes the difference between […]
If you want to be a purveyor of visionary leadership in 2012 you must start by creating a vision for 2012. I recommend creating a separate vision for both your life and your career because, although they absolutely will be inextricably linked, there will be critical and varying aspects of each that you’ll want to […]
With only two Tuesdays left in 2011, and thus only two more editions of Leadership Chat on Twitter this year, Steve Woodruff and I have chosen to focus tomorrow night’s Chat on looking back at leadership lessons of 2011, and next Tuesday’s on looking forward to our vision for leadership in 2012. As someone who obviously loves to reflect and […]
Brian Solis has written an exceptional book entitled, “The End of Business as Usual,” in which he raises several critical points about how business leaders will need to evolve and adapt their mindset and approach to meet the evolving needs of consumers. Steve Woodruff and I were so intrigued by these insights that we asked […]
You may call me an optimist, but when I give serious thought to what leadership will look like in the future I see a world full of people leading from within, for the higher good of themselves, each other, and the world at large. I say this having just participated in an hours-long interview with an […]