I’ve had a new concept on my mind lately. Some of you know me well enough to know that one of my beliefs is that topics often choose me—I don’t seek them out. This seems to be true with a topic that has been “working on me” over the past several months. The name I’ve...
What gives leaders credibility? Make it personal—what do you believe gives you credibility with your team? How do you know when you have it? Why is it so vitally important? James Kouzes and Barry Posner did a study about ten years ago in which they asked business...
Last week I shared some observations I’ve noticed over many years of studying leaders regarding what gives some of them an unfair advantage over others. Here’s a reminder of what I shared: These leaders don’t worry about who gets credit for...
Over my twenty-five years of studying great leaders, I’ve come to believe that some leaders, maybe only ten to twenty percent, have an unfair advantage when they compete against other leaders. This unfair advantage isn’t really unfair because any leader can do the...
Let’s start today with a quick look at the “Leaning In To Healthy Conflict” model. Since this is such a key part of leadership, regularly reviewing this model is definitely in order. Before you keep reading, see if you can visually picture the process in your head....
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it. It was originally published on November 30, 2015.) A few weeks back we had a man come to do some work on our living room carpet, and he and I started to slide our very heavy couch out of...
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