Posts from — May 2010

What if you had the opportunity to be the best leader your people ever had? Are you willing to step up to that challenge? Often, all it takes to go from being a good leader to being an amazing leader is a mindset shift and a few new skills.

So I’m going to ask you a few questions. And remember, there are always two answers to any question: the one that sounds good, and the one that’s true. Take a moment to dive beneath the surface to find the one that’s really true.

5 Questions to Ponder and Get Gut-wrenchingly Honest About

When do we learn our leadership lessons anyway?

As Kurt Russell said in the movie “Miracle” — “You think you can win on talent alone… Gentlemen you don’t have enough talent to win on talent alone.” Of course he was referring to the 1980 US Olympic hockey team after a dismal showing against the Norwegian national team. The same is true about leaders today. “Talent alone is not enough.”

In a world filled with busyness and stress I find that too often leaders can act like hard-charging, fast-driving bus drivers that have a vision and goal within their sights and they’ll run over anyone – even their own employees – to reach their destination. I know this well because early in my business career I was that kind of leader and I have had to work hard to change my approach.