What inspired you to write 9 Leader Touchstones, and what impact are you hoping it will have on leaders? What's the "ripple" you're trying to create? In some form or fashion, I've been writing this book for the better part of a decade. Fueled by my own experiences in...
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...
Guest Post by Chip R. Bell “I’m a soldier of service,” he said proudly when I thanked him for helping me locate an item in the Home Depot near me. I smiled and asked him what that meant. “It means I am here in service of my customers,” he replied. “My job is to...
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 in...
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...
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 is...
It always makes me cringe when a leader prides himself on being “brutally honest.” As in, “Hey, I just tell it like it is; if that hurts people’s feelings, too bad so sad. I’m just brutally honest.” Think about it. Do you really need to bring violence to your...
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