Benjamin Zander is an incredible conductor, teacher and speaker. He believes strongly in the Art of Possibility, which is the subject of a book he co-wrote with his wife. Towards the end of a talk on music and passion at TED2008 (around the 17 minute mark in the video), he asks the audience “How would » Read More
I count myself fortunate to be one of those individuals that is both idealistic enough and naive enough to believe that we can improve the world of leadership and leading one person at a time, and make a big difference for the better along the way. This belief in a better approach built upon a » Read More
As a Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), this is usually one of the first questions I ask when one of our account executives tells me they just landed a new project. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your viewpoint) I am a person who asks very pointed questions that require very actionable answers. When I joined our » Read More
I love the way we talk leadership here. It always inspires me to read what others are saying, to hear the radio shows, to be in the presence of the Lead Change community. So here’s what I have been pondering lately. I hope we can continue to explore it together. Consider this: True leadership is » Read More
I’ve been working on a new strategic plan for my consulting business that includes a new website to mirror the strategic shift. This required me to make a lot of changes and turned into a serious leadership challenge. The decisions I finally made concerning this effort would not have happened if it wasn’t for the » Read More
Maybe it’s time we started a little global warming. Oh, I’m not talking about the planet’s surface temperature. I’m talking about a different kind of warmth. When people know one another and share a mutual appreciation, there is said to be a warmth between them. When those people actually work together to make a positive » Read More
We have seen the enemy… Do you ever get tired of going through the motions? You know what I mean. In a bit of passive aggression, we give less than our best because our heart is just not in the activity. We do what we have to and no more. Can you think of times » Read More
In a discussion a few days ago, Mandy Vavrinak made an observation that I promised to write about. She has a knack with words and can typically apply precise wording to a particular effort or idea. She said I was “at war with apathy.” The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines apathy as: A lack of feeling » Read More
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been talking about strengths. This is the final post in a 5-part evaluation of Strengths. Strengths are the combination of Energy, Talents and Passions. But strengths without achievement are nothing. Achievement, significant, material, long lasting, world-changing achievements seem to always result from the application of strengths. Therefore I suggest the » Read More
This is part 4 of the series on Strengths. We talked about how your strengths can be identified by three questions: Energy – What energizes you? Talent – What gifting or abilities do you have? Passion – About what do you truly care? How strong is your passion? There are things about us that no » Read More
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