by Bill Treasurer | Feb 16, 2016 | Courageous Leadership
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...
by Bill Treasurer | Feb 9, 2016 | Courageous Leadership
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...
by Bill Treasurer | Dec 22, 2015 | Courageous Leadership
Leadership requires sound judgment. But there’s a big difference between having sound judgment and being overly judgmental. Sometimes when you’re too judgmental, you become intolerant. You pre-judge a situation and that gets in the way of connecting with...
by Bill Treasurer | Nov 24, 2015 | Courageous Leadership
Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, shares a story from her childhood rooted in the ability to make mistakes – a perspective that helped her build a company with just $5000 and turn it into an international retail powerhouse. Each weekend, her dad would sit down and...
by Bill Treasurer | Nov 10, 2015 | Courageous Leadership
A lot of people ask me, “How did you get interested in the virtue of courage?” My answer? It actually started with a profound fear – the high dive! I was never a great athlete as a kid, but one day at the local pool I “accidentally” did a...
by Bill Treasurer | Feb 19, 2015 | Courageous Leadership
Courage can be transformative. BUT how do you train for courage? Now that’s a good question. We’ve talked now about the transformative potential of courage, both to your people and to your organization. But how do you unlock that potential? Let’s dive into that. I’ve...
