I was so frustrated. We were hosting a special event and a good friend…a fellow executive coach…was a featured guest. I wanted everything to be perfect. But when it came time to serve the dinner entree, we screwed up… My friend has a unique food allergy and we missed it. We forgot to ask. We hustled and made him another plate. …
Live 2 Lead Is Still Delivering Value Nine Months Later
I can’t believe the huge Live 2 Lead Tri-Cities event is just three months away. It feels like we just wrapped up last year’s event. In fact, I was thinking earlier today about how I’m still going through notes and applying things I learned at Live 2 Lead Tri-Cities last year. One of the best lessons I learned hit me so …
10 Inspiring Leadership Quotes To Help You Today
This is a handy resource for you. Here are 10 great leadership quotes I’ve pulled together that have inspired me…and I wanted to share them with you in the hopes that you might be inspired, too. I hope one of these leadership quotes inspires you today!
How To Get Yourself To The Next Level
Imagine you’re at a football game. The action on the field is pretty intense, so everyone’s eyes are fixed on the field. People are cheering and clapping. The marching band is playing. But you look to your left and one guy isn’t paying attention to the game at all. Not even a little bit. This guy is twisted around in …
What Should I Do With The Pain I Feel?
I have a friend…let’s call him Ed…and Ed had a bad experience at the beach. If you’re about to go to the beach, I don’t want you to have the same experience Ed had. Ed and his family go to the same beach every year early in the summer…right after school gets out. The beach trip is the big vacation …
Can You Solve This Leadership Riddle?
Here’s a quick leadership riddle. Let’s talk about something we all have. It’s completely personal…yours is different from mine and vice versa. We take it everywhere we go. It impacts how other people see us. This thing…it determines most of the success we have in our careers and relationships. It’s always with us…and we’re always in control of it. …
How To Survive When Everything Is Changing
How long have you had your current job? Are you fairly new on the job…or have you been in the role for a while? If you’ve been in your job for a long time…and by a long time let’s say seven or eight years…you’re outside the norm. Would you believe in today’s world most people have 12 to 15 jobs …
The Unexpected Benefits of a Mindset Shift
You know what I love about long weekends? Here’s a quick list: I love spending extra time with my family. I love getting people together for a cookout. I love seeing friends. I love having extra time to think, study and read. I love shifting into a different mindset for a few days. What do you love about long weekends? …
The Motivations of a Dominant Leader
There’s a principle I love in the classic book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. It’s so simple. I believe the world would be a much different place if more of us took this principle to heart. Want to know what the principle is? It’s this: Seek first to understand, then to be understood. I’ll say …
Five Ways to Build An Exceptional Culture
If you want to see the central nervous system of any organization, take a look at its culture. It doesn’t matter what type of organization you want to talk about…whether it’s a sandwich shop, surgeon’s office or synagogue. Culture is the core. Culture drives decisions…dictates attitudes…reinforces behaviors…and ultimately determines how high the organization flies. If you want to have a …