Leadership is as ancient as humanity. Since the first tribes of barefooted humans hunted on the plains, there have been leaders. In fact, leadership is probably older than humanity, in that animals and other organisms display leadership. Pecking orders are part of...
As a leader, you have an obligation to keep your team moving together to achieve goals. One way to align your company, organization, or group is by having a clear and compelling mission, often articulated in a "mission statement." A mission statement is more than a...
"Just make it happen!" Jeez! During my 30+ years in the Navy, I can’t tell you how many times I heard that phrase from senior leaders. And it wasn't exactly helpful: a vague, open-ended statement like this (what I call "JMIH") provided no direction, no guidance on how...
Delegation: it's an art form, but too often, managers and leaders don't see it that way. In fact, most of them don't delegate enough and end up completing tasks and projects themselves. As a result, 78% of workers believe their boss routinely does work that would be...
When you think of the word “leadership,” what comes up? Most people view leadership as connoting the best of the best, the demonstration of high ideals, and living and acting with high integrity. But as long as there have been leaders, there have been leaders who...
I’m in a particularly ornery mood this month! Maybe it’s the slow start of the Orioles in the new baseball season. Maybe I’m tired of telling some of the trainers at my local gym that they’re not failures and to not totally buy-in on all the hype they're hearing from...
I’ve been blessed to have many mentors over the years. One who stands out is Hines Brannan, my former boss during my years working at Accenture, a large management consulting company. Though I haven’t worked for Accenture in sixteen years, and Hines retired about the...
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