If you want to learn about courage, invariably you must also learn about fear. Courage and fear have a strong and interwoven relationship. Most typically, when we choose to behave courageously, we are choosing to engage with fear. And engage we should. No other...
Years ago, I wrote an international bestselling management book called, Courage Goes to Work. I've taught the concepts of courage-building in the workplace all over the world. One of the most profound principles is that when managers stop leading with fear and begin...
Hey GLC readers! I hope you and your families are doing well! We’re already into August of this crazy year, and much of the world has opened back up amid the ongoing COVID pandemic, trying to return to "normal." In some parts of this country, true leaders are...
As a leader, you have two primary jobs: 1) leave the company better off than you found it, and 2) leave people better off than you found them. The former is achieved through the latter. Thus, you have to keep sight of each person's potential. Because in helping them...
Updated June 2020 Courage involves behavior. Like all behaviors, courage can be developed, encouraged, and reinforced. While a lot of writers have focused on the realms in which courage is applied, e.g. moral courage, military courage, and political courage, I think...
So, so much has happened since my last blog in February. We’ve experienced a worldwide pandemic declaration, “stay at home” directives, social distancing, work stoppages/shutdowns, furloughs, virtual classrooms and workspaces, incessant doom/gloom reporting on all...
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