Perfect Vision is Over-Rated
You had a perfect vision. Great plans. Strong execution strategy. You worked very hard. You recruited the best talent. Game on. Oh crap. You didn’t anticipate the change in weather. The new competitor. The newcomers with new ideas. You dig into your plan harder,...
Learning in Community: Carnivals Etc.
One way I fuel our LGL community is to connect and learn with leadership experts, reading their insights and talking through challenges. I’ve become a big fan of carnivals, where leadership bloggers share their “best of posts.” I share many carnivals...
Unleashing Breakthrough Results
Many of the approaches we take to solving problems, do just that. Solve problems. That works, until the next problem comes along. To build long-term results, requires more. Unleashing your team’s potential leads to breakthrough results. I’ve been intrigued...
Hustle Factor: He Who Hustles Gets the Ball
Do you hustle enough, or are you counting on traditional rules to win? Each memorial weekend we camp with 100 of our closest friends from church. The multi-generation soccer game following the pot luck dinner has become a bit of a tradition. At times there are as many...
Should I Quit My Job?
Don’t quit. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. Only the strong survive. But what if you’re in the wrong job? If you quit now, did you fail? Or win? A subscriber wrote to me this week: “Are there days you want to just quit? I am truly at...
Pause for Effectiveness: 9 Powerful Times to Pause
Great Leaders Pause for Effectiveness Your team needs you, and you respond. They have questions, you have answers. The phone rings, and you pick it up. Great leadership? A pause can be more powerful. Speakers pause for effect; Great leaders pause for effectiveness. A...
Distracted Driving: Lead with Care
You’re distracted. Multi-tasking. Getting work done. You’re trying hard to give everyone the attention they need. It’s hard. If you’re like me, being spread too thin leads to distracted focus. Distraction speaks louder than words. Today’s post, Distraction...
9 Ways to Maximize Your College Leadership Experience
Most Great College Leadership Experiences are Self Made I’m often asked which colleges are the best for “leadership.” The short answer is “most will do just fine.” As with most of life, it’s what you make of it. College is a great...
