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Leadership: Courage, Attitude & Behavior
In addition to skills and competencies, real Leadership is about Courage, Attitude and Behavior: Courage is not the absence of fear, but the absence of self. A positive Attitude is a frame of mind –...
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An Attitude of Leadership: Hero or Zero?
A positive attitude is a frame of mind – our perspective, as leaders, has much to do with how we engage and deal with challenges. Like it or not, you are in the superhero business. As a leader,...
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Leadership Behavior: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
We often do not think about it, however behavior is important: Behavior often determines how people act and react to you. Behavior is the outward manifestation of your courage and attitude. Behavior...
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Danger: Control Cataracts, Part 2
As outlined in Control Cataracts (Part 1) , Control Cataracts is a disorder that occurs in a leader’s vision. It happens when someone becomes desperate to maintain control at the expense of the...
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Danger: Chronic Confrontationitis, Part 1
An individual with Chronic Confrontationitis is persistent in his attempts to force others to comply with his will. His methods are subtle – disguised with all the right behaviors. People respect and...
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Danger: Chronic Confrontationitis, Part 2
Some confrontation at work is expected (even healthy), however if there are individuals in your organization with Chronic Confrontationitis, it’s up to you, as a leader, to protect your organization....
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Danger: Chronic Confrontationitis, Part 3
If you’ve been reading the past few weeks you are aware that Chronic Confrontationitis may be present in your organization. The problem with this disease is that it really is an organizational...
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Problems Without Solutions… I Think Not!
Recently I was at the World Business Forum. As I listened to what some of the world’s top business leaders considered our most significant leadership challenges, one sentiment stood out for me above...
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At The Root Of It All
Here is an under-recognized, under-utilized truth: PEOPLE make the company, the company does not make the people. Often leaders are preoccupied with who they are going to hire. Agreed – hiring is a...
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The Innovation Inhibitor
This week, after challenging a client to take a different perspective on organizational change, I was reflecting on a commentary I heard from Gary Hamel on how Leadership has not fundamentally changed...
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What Are You Resolved To Accomplish This Year?
As the New Year approaches, once again I find myself reflecting on both the challenges and the incredible opportunities that have presented themselves throughout 2013. As I look back, there have been...
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Did You Hear Something? The Leader’s Legacy…
Just as companies continue to reinvent themselves, leaders will always continue to face defining moments. As those moments present themselves, some leaders will prove themselves risk adverse,...
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A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Well, I have to say… it’s been a rough week. Mistakes happen. I am a firm believer that one key to strong leadership is the willingness to be accountable and take responsibility for those mistakes....
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The Holy Grail Of Authentic Leadership
Self-esteem just may be the Holy Grail when it comes to leadership development. It is perhaps the only human characteristic that determines how we see ourselves from the inside while directly...
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Self-Esteem and Leadership: The Holy Grail Part 2
Last week I discussed how self-esteem affects you as a leader, but what about how your self-esteem provides the mechanism for you to help others? Self-esteem is essential to your ability engage and...
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Quality Is Not An Accident!
Today, quality in products and services is a given. Customers are increasingly aware of their choices, and as a result quality has become assumed if an organization seeks to survive. Quality...
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Collaboration Is Not An Option – It Is An Imperative
As a leader in a global environment, it is essential for you to set the example and create communities where people unite around a common purpose and values. Working collaboratively to accomplish a...
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Are You A Chief Collaborator?
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead You understand that your organization is a system...
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Is Your Company Over-Managed & Under-Led?
GLABB - something not only at the very foundation of my company, but of who I am as an individual. Having spent over 25 years in global business, I feel somewhat qualified to speak from my experience...
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Working Across Boundaries: Think Da Vinci
GLABB – a term that defines who I am professionally to a large extent. If you have followed my posts on this topic so far, you know where I stand on the term Global… as well as Leadership. Today,...
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