Tweet I learned early in leadership, you can’t lead people where they don’t want to go. You can’t force people to follow your leadership. Some leaders try to drag them,…
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Tweet Good leaders let go of the bicycle seat. Sometimes as leaders, we do something that actually keeps people from growing. We hold their hands too long. Think about teaching…
Tweet I’ve learned as a leader – doing the right thing won’t always make you popular. Doing the right thing is no guarantee it will be celebrated. Can I say…
Tweet There are certain aspects of systems and structures that help keep a team healthy. I’ve worked with organizations that had so many systems and structures that people could hardly…
Tweet The saying goes, Keep doing the same thing and you’ll keep getting the same results. But I’ve never known that to be true. Keep doing the same thing long…
Tweet In Leadership – rip it off. Or as Barney Fife would say – Nip it in the bud! One of the hardest parts of leadership is doing what you…
Tweet Trust is one of the most important ingredients of a healthy organization – and one leaders must work to build. It’s also one of the easiest things for a…
Tweet Leadership is always under pressure. You have to leave the harbor. It’s been said you can manage a ship well when you are safely docked. You can keep it…
Tweet People only know what they know. And when people don’t have enough information, they tend to fill in the blanks themselves. They draw their own conclusions and make assumptions…
Tweet You have to drive innovation in most organizations. Not everyone is naturally innovative. Some of that is personality. Some people are wired to see new possibilities. Others are more…