Remarkable visions and genuine insight are always met with resistance. Seth Godin, Tribes Our world is marked by a pull to the ordinary. Anything exceptional looks different. We claim to applaud the different, but many things, in fact most things we really like the new, but not necessarily different. Look at just about any area » Read More
In my article Leadership Play Dough I discussed the 10 ingredients involved in great leadership for now and the future. The ingredients included vision, beliefs, thinking skills and emotional intelligence. Using those ingredients effectively requires a mindset different than that which has gone before. Quantum physics is now proving what most people believed was impossible » Read More
As a manager, you are responsible for a wide range of activities. Recruiting. Establishing a positive work environment in your group. Setting expectations. Managing performance. Making decisions. Coaching. Dealing with poor or marginal performers. Each of these responsibilities requires a unique blend of Relating and Requiring skills. Are you using the right combination, in each situation, to get great business results and foster strong relationships?
Once every few years I am driving a car that runs over a nail or sharp object and develops a flat tire. Sometimes I have time to wait for AAA to come out and change it. Other times, I’m in a hurry and tackle the task myself. It never is pretty. I’m slow and the » Read More
People are pretty interesting to study. So many people from so many places, so many different cultures, backgrounds, and histories. So many differences. But even in a world of differences there are some things that we can find most everyone has in common, and one of those common factors is that the majority of people » Read More
Naturally at this time of year our attention turns to the coming new year. And in the transition we ponder and plan what to do differently or do more of. If you’re like me, you’ve routinely found yourself falling in and out of making resolutions. Frustrated with empty promises, my approach over time has morphed » Read More
The music, the lyrics, the vocals, the passion… I was moved to emotion. And I remembered one of my favorite quotes: People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou And the song “Just the Way You Are” by » Read More
My recent post on how to overcome a micro-manager came as a bit of a surprise to some. I wrote it to executives dealing with micro-manager direct reports. My goal: convert micro-managers to leaders. Generally conversion only comes from within the micro-manager and the only person they’ll listen to is a supervisor or
“Other men will make other violins, but no man shall make a better one.” Antonius Stradivarius
The original idea for the Lead Change Group was launched on March 30, 2009. It rose out of my desire to develop as a leader and build quality leaders. I prefer action to inaction, so rather than hoping someone else would do something, I began the group. My goal was to act on my belief » Read More
