company culture
Character Over Competence: Rethinking Leadership Criteria in Modern Times
The requirements to become a leader are different than those needed to be a good leader. Here we are in…
Dead Mice, My Garage, and Your Business: Things that Should be Cleaned up
I recently cleaned and organized a corner of my garage. The level of pride and satisfaction that this generates is…
Why I Care About Leadership
Leadership Motivation When I was young, I had ideas about changing the world. So, I set out to do that….
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…
What Do I Do if My Company is Outgrowing a Loyal Employee?
What To do When Your Company is Growing Faster than Your Team Growing a company is exciting. But it also…
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…
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…
Stop Being a Leader that People Have to Work Around. 7 Tips to Increase Your Team’s Success
“Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.”…
How to Lead Without Power: The Three C’s
How to Lead Without Power: The Three C’s One very common question that I’m asked is, “How do I lead…