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...
Happy New Year...? I know we’re almost a full two months into 2020, but since I didn’t write a blog last month, I figured I’d get a pass for waiting this long to pass on my salutations! Anyone who knows me will tell you that I can be initially tough to approach and...
To communicate company goals internally and externally, your business must have a strategic plan. But why? Say your 2020 objective is to increase revenue by 20%, but you don’t tell anyone. How can you reasonably expect to achieve that goal? Don’t carry the burden of...
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