Delegation can often seem like a time suck, but remember this: taking a task off of your plate leaves you more time. How could you spend that extra time? Additionally, delegation empowers those you lead. It gives them a greater sense of responsibility. Something...
We are at the starting line of another year. And for the majority of companies, the new year begins with goals. Now as you are reading this, chances are you have made and already broken your own New Year's resolution. The most common reason for that is lost...
What a leader does every day may seem ordinary, but ordinary things done consistently are what it takes to be extraordinary. You look uniquely familiar. You, the one who has learned to believe in yourself, trust yourself, and follow the quiet inner voice that says,...
During this time of year, we are often overwhelmed. Schedules are full and there are never enough hours in the day. But while you are busy rushing from one thing to the next, I offer this reminder from my book Leadership to Words at a Time, to pause, breathe and...
As we approach the holiday season, gifts are on many of our minds. As a leader, one of the greatest gifts you can give your team is the gift of opportunity. Opportunities are the venues where people can try themselves, test themselves, better themselves, and even find...
I founded Giant Leap Consulting with a mission to inspire people and organizations to have more courage. I choose inspiring courage as our mission because I agree with Aristotle, "Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the...
In a world that continually reminds us about how unsafe it is, it is difficult to maintain a “play it safe” approach. From political divisions to a tumultuous stock market to polluted skies, we are buffeted by the reckless risks of others. In an increasingly compressed...
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