Three Things Leaders Can Be Optimistic About In 2021
A recent article at Vistage.com argues for optimism. The following is an exceprt with a link to the full text: The case for optimism is strong. In the U.S., vaccinations are accelerating, unemployment is declining and schools are reopening. But separate from current...
When You Make A Leadership Change, Will It Be A Good Surprise?
First, a Few Questions As the leader of a team, have you ever delayed letting a team member go? Have you finally made the decision and had the tough conversation that it was time to separate? Was the person surprised? Second, an Experience Share As a member of the...
Frustrated By Tedious And Unproductive Meetings?
GUEST POST by Katharina Naswall and Sanna Malinen from The Conversation Most workers will be familiar with this scene: a meeting that goes round and round on a topic – one that may not be important to the priorities of the company. People leave the meeting frustrated...
Great Leaders Embrace Different Perspectives
Here’s How to Do It I remember the conversation clearly. Mike, my business advisor and eventual mentor, said to me: “John, you are a great leader of people just like you.” Wow, what a compliment, right? Then Mike explained it wasn’t meant to be flattering. There is no...
Four Ways to Help Humans (Especially Leaders) with Life’s Most Urgent Question
First, a question. In fact, according to Martin Luther King, Jr., “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” Great question for all of us and THE question for team leaders: What are you doing for others? Ok, you may be saying....
Making Employees the Owners
In May of 2018, I wrote an article called “A World Class Corporate Culture," which was about a Pewaukee company, Harken Yacht Equipment. Harken is THE premier brand of sailing products in their market. But what sets Harken apart is their culture and their core...
Today’s Entrepreneurs Weigh In: Is Entrepreneurship a Lonely Journey?
At the core of Entrepreneurs’ Organization‘s mission is helping entrepreneurs achieve their full potential. And one of the most powerful ways to accomplish this is by encouraging valuable experience sharing. Insights and lessons from peers around the world are the key...
Leadership Advice in an Important New Year
Not only is this a new year, but it follows a year of turbulence that calls for a renewed commitment to leadership and a focus on avoiding a management as usual approach. An excellent and lengthy article on the First Round Review recaps the best advice from the last...
Leadership: What’s Needed to Recover in 2021
As we all say goodbye to a challenging year, we anticipate a better year in 2021 and we hear a lot about what the health and economic recovery will require. Most importantly, we all have to do more than anticipate the new; we have to create a successful 2021. In...
Game Changer!
Clearly, the COVID-19 crisis is the Black Swan event of our business careers and maybe even our lives. At this writing (April 15th) we are still faced with an unprecedented amount of uncertainty. For some reason, I found this quote from Stanley...