Choosing to take a risk is often well-calculated. You understand the consequences. You know what you have to gain and what you have to lose. At one point or another, you've likely had to make a decision that exposed you to great risk. Do you take the risk and if so...
What is the starting point of leadership? A lot of people are confused by this. In working with thousands of leaders, I hear this all the time. I once had dinner with a 33 year old young man about to take over a 3rd generation company. Just like a lot of well...
Leading courageously often involves sharing feedback, both bad and good, with those around you. But feedback can be really hard to give, and it's even harder to take. It helps to view it in terms of being constructive, helping people grow, or destructive, which simply...
Even the best project managers occasionally have team members who fail to deliver. Workers sometimes miss due dates, don’t prioritize, or just plain misinterpret expectations. To put it simply, people need to be held accountable in order to grow and succeed in their...
An effective manager is an organized manager -- because being organized reduces distractions and removes the unnecessary from your life. Sometimes "getting organized" is easier said than done, however. But if you can't keep your own workspace in order, how can you...
Sometimes people think that having courage requires saying YES to every big risk that comes along. But sometimes it actually means applying a disciplined NO to assert a boundary. Ed Viesturs, one of America's greatest adventurers, has submitted all fourteen of the...
Many leaders are trying to lead people who are too comfortable doing things the way they’ve always done, and too afraid to do things differently. Some of the team is too comfortable, some are too afraid, and many are both. Comfort and fear are damaging in the...
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