Ain’t That a Kick in the Pants

Ain’t That a Kick in the Pants

Isn’t it funny how obvious and oblivious are so close? — Author unknown My work with leaders sometimes involves inviting the leader’s direct reports to purposely kick him or her in the emotional keister. One of the most effective ways of doing this is having the...
Reality Bites for New Leaders

Reality Bites for New Leaders

In the same way, people without children can’t really know what it’s like to have kids until they do, you can’t really know what it’s like to be a leader until you actually lead. That’s the reality of when it comes to leadership. Even organizations that invest...
Leaders as Loyal Rebels

Leaders as Loyal Rebels

If we’ve learned anything during the last couple of years, it’s that people are frustrated with “establishment” leaders. We worry that such leaders aren’t capable of acting independent of their party or organization, even when acting independently would be doing the...
Leading at the Point of Goodness

Leading at the Point of Goodness

Leadership is an inside job. It’s your integrity and character that will make the biggest difference on the impact you have as a leader. It’s goodness that has the impact. Most of us think we’re good, but we also are more forgiving of ourselves when our goodness...