Organizational Growth & Performance
How to Get the Most out of Your People
5 Areas for Focus on Organizational Alignment Years ago, I worked in construction. One project I remember was the remodel…
How to Hire the Right People
Two Ways To Find Them and Retain Them When leaders hire, place and retain the wrong people, time is lost,…
Four Ways Patience Makes You More Productive
It seems as if there are two kinds of people: Those who can’t get started, and those who can’t stop….
Turning Your Ship Around
7 Steps for Beginning a Change Process “This is a big ship. It takes a while to turn it around.”…
Perseverance: Two Leadership Practices that Make the Difference
“Genius is divine perseverance. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have.” Woodrow Wilson Has…
Are You Designing Failure?
Someone should create and produce a TV series about traffic engineers. Really. It would involve lots of money, fast cars,…
Why Conflict is Good
Conflict. It’s good. It’s an opportunity. It’s a pivot point from which new understanding can emerge and new strengths are…
Building a Healthy Self-Image
In my previous article I wrote about how a negative self-image limits us from operating at our best. How we…
Failing Before You’ve Begun? Discover the Link between Self-Confidence and Leadership
“Are you able to do this?” The CEO was sitting across from me in an overstuffed chair in a remote…
Earning Influence
Years ago, I worked with an organization that played a major role in the reconstruction effort in Kosovo. In my…