October 21, 2020

Why leaders must help others set goals

Several years ago I was teaching a leadership workshop for a group of managers, and


October 12, 2020

Your leadership today affects your legacy tomorrow

As I work with leaders at different stages of their careers, I find that things


October 9, 2020

How Leaders Develop More Leaders

One of the most challenging choices that any leader makes is how to spend their


September 30, 2020

3 Myths About Leadership

When people get into a role where their job is to be in charge of


September 20, 2020

You Can Become a Better Coach Starting Right Now

I get asked often, “what are the skills that a leader has to be competent


September 14, 2020

3 Steps to Create the Workplace Culture You Want

Culture is a word that gets used a lot when we are talking about leadership. 


August 31, 2020

Why Good Leaders Use a Journal

Last week I wrote a blog post about leadership being a set of skills that


August 26, 2020

Stop Chasing Leadership Traits

When you talk to great leaders, you quickly find that they don’t really have gifts,


August 17, 2020

Your team is counting on your best leadership, here’s how to bring it

How you start has a lot to do with how you finish.  That’s true in


August 10, 2020

If Policies Worked, Management Would Be a Lot Easier

As managers of a team or leaders of a business, we often think of policies


August 3, 2020

Don’t React Your Way Into Bad Management

I was speaking with a leader recently who found himself reporting to a new boss


July 27, 2020

3 Ways to Measure the Effectiveness of Your Coaching

If you are a great coach, you are well on your way to being a


July 20, 2020

The Leader's Battle Between Choice and Impulse

I yelled at a kid last night.  It’s one of the things that is really


July 13, 2020

Leaders Make Better Teachers While they are Learning

I was working with a leader this week and as we began our scheduled conversation,


July 8, 2020

Raising the Bar on How We Think as Managers

Sometimes as managers we find ourselves working for the lowest bar possible.  Getting the work