Accountability
Why a Vacation is One of the Most Responsible Actions a Leader Can Take
“Take a vacation.” This is my favorite advice to give to the owners or executives who are my clients. They…
It’s Hard Enough to Hire When Times are Good. How to Prepare to Sail Through Less-than-Ideal Staffing Challenges
If You Do this One Thing Well, You’ll Own Your Market For the foreseeable future companies that are able to…
Planned Succession Outline
How to Plan for Executive Succession In the United States, approximately 60% of all organizations are headed up by Baby…
The Subtle Poison: Insidious Corruption in Leadership
Leadership Corruption: Two true stories Nighttime in Nairobi. The policeman who had pulled me over let his rifle barrel drift…
Two Leadership Maxims that Should Change Your Leadership Forever
Two leadership maxims that will transform how you lead and manage: You will only manage others as well as you…
Delegation: What Great Leaders Do Well and Everyone Else Is Lousy At
“At the party of leadership skills, Delegation is the drably dressed, quiet guy sitting in the corner. Seems boring. People…
What Do I Do with a Toxic Employee?
An executive was speaking with me over the phone, “I have someone on my team who is creating problems.” “What’s…
How Not To Get Robbed By Your Most Trusted Employee
“We just found out that our highly trusted employee, who has been with us forever and we’ve helped so many…
Energy Sucks: Practical Steps to Stop the Drain
Energy Sucks: Practical Steps to Stop the Drain An early client of mine was selling his business. It was the…
Five Big Ethical Issues for Leaders
Ethics for Leaders When I was first in an executive role, some of the questions I faced were confusing. Not…