Leadership isn’t always about winning … or even making everyone happy. Sometimes it’s about furthering your own personal values and purpose. When you choose that kind of leadership, you’re simply not going to listen to your critics. In fact, the people who aim to taunt and challenge, might even inspire you to achieve more. You [...]
Ride Your Own Tour de Leadership
July 28, 2009
Power Up Your Vision
March 3, 2009
Vision has always been a subtle but critical element for effective leadership. In these tough times, I firmly believe that it’s even more essential. My thinking on vision was reinforced last week while speaking at the Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Annual Alumni meeting in Washington, DC. All presentations I attended, including my own, emphasized the [...]
Here and There
October 16, 2008
What is there for you, as a leader? You know what I mean? Like when I get there – then everything will be all good. I keep trying to think about when there is here. As far as I can figure, we’re always here. Right here. Not there. Nowhere else to be. So isn’t right [...]