A Good Mad is a Terrible Thing To Waste
Are you good at angry? Or, do you waste your “mads?” Angry informs. Angry teaches. Mad makes us care. Unless it doesn’t. Use anger to fuel passions and accomplish change. Don’t respond with frustration, outbursts, or retaliation. All...
Stop Waiting Time
What are you waiting for? Is your waiting a waste? When Waiting is a Waste As a road warrior, I spend lots of time sitting in airports, my 2 computers plugged into the wall, on the phone, with 3 leadership books at the ready. As I look around there are always people...
How Do You Inspire Passion in Others?
What if you’re “skipping to work?,” but are having trouble igniting passion on your team? That’s more difficult, and a vital part of leadership. Why Passion Matters Jeremy Kingsley, author of the new book, Inspired People Produce Results shares...
5 Indications the Feedback is Not About You
Have you ever received frustrating feedback? Have you ever wanted to shout, “are you freaking serious?” “Have you looked at the impact YOU are making?” “I don’t want to roll like you.” How do you know if the feedback is...
The Blind Spot Leading the Blind Spot
We all have blind spots– aspects of our leadership style that we think are just fine and we don’t fully see the impact on others. What’s your blind spot? Hah, that’s a trick question. “The moment we want to believe something, we...
Shortcuts on the Long Road to Success
Are there really “shortcuts” to success? That’s what I asked Mark Hopkins, author of Shortcut to Prosperity: 10 Entrepreneurial Habits and a Roadmap for an Exceptional Career. His “shortcuts” seemed to me more like habits… that...
The Secret Behind the 9 Box Performance Potential Grid
Do you know which box you’re in on the performance potential grid? Do you know performance-potential conversations are having and what it takes to get to box 9? “Our cultural instinct is to wait to get picked…No one is going to pick you. Pick...
5 Secrets to a Kick-Butt Kickoff (how to host a motivational meeting)
Are you looking to host a kickoff meeting to inspire and motivate your team? When’s the last time you got the whole crowd together to rally around the vision, celebrate progress and have a little fun? What if you got this note in your email today (I did)?...
