Depending on the industry, the organization or the culture within an area, this can be a very risky question to ask. There are many potential answers: Because this is in
Good leaders don’t need just one plan – they need three! An organizational strategic plan A professional strategic plan A personal strategic plan The organizational strategic plan is the core
Many years ago, I sat down in front of my boss at a very large corporation for my annual review. It did not go well. I was blindsided. I
I am sure that if I pose this question to a group of 100 managers and leaders, barely a few will put their hands up. Micromanagers either don’t know that
A friend of mine, we’ll call him Nick, is the CEO of a sizable company located in my area. He is considered, say many, to be a great leader. Never
Life doesn’t always go as planned. In business, we need to be ready for the unexpected, the rough times, and the disasters. I am talking about anything from a short-term
Connor McDavid has a coach and he’s arguably the best hockey player in the world. Kevin Durant has a coach. Most great artists have coaches. And many people in business
Originally published in August, 2015 I was recently listening to a group of teenagers talk about their summer jobs and most of the talk was about the leadership style that
(This blog is an update on the first version published in 2014) I have been working through an article from Forbes.com this summer that listed the top 10 qualities that
“Leadership is about thinking beyond yourself and being able to understand a strategy in which to take care of, care for and lead a community that has asked you to