It’s hard to imagine anyone would sign up to become complacent. Complacency conjures visuals of an unengaged workforce, boredom, and marriages on life support. However, while […]

Traditionally, people were promoted into leadership positions because they were viewed as a top individual contributor, a type-A extrovert, and/or a supremely confident professional. This […]

The culture of tolerance is here. In every aspect of life, we are now asked to accept every person’s choices and decisions. It’s one thing to […]

While having an aspirational vision or a well-thought-out strategy are keys for becoming a successful leader; however, your vision and strategy won’t translate to reality […]

Should you take the promotion? Should you hire or fire a team member? Should the organization go in a new direction? Should you improve your […]

Never underestimate the power of great leadership.   There is something special about people with the will to win. Whether it’s something they are born with […]

As he verbalized his most significant leadership challenge, it was apparent there wasn’t a simple solution.   “Our company looks at its leaders as player-coaches, so […]

Too often, as leaders, we focus on what our team members are doing wrong. We complain about their lack of skills. We scoff at their […]

“Expectations are the seeds of resentment,” a wise mentor once told me.  It’s a lesson that’s easy in concept but not in execution. An expectation […]

Conventional thinking would have you believe you need a title to be considered a leader. Conventional thinking is wrong. A title doesn’t make a leader; […]

Culture has always mattered. It impacts performance, engagement, retention, and employee satisfaction. However, culture has never been more critical than it is right now.  The […]

Brian, was the CEO of a medium-sized business for 20 years. He worked tirelessly to build a profitable and successful company. When the Covid-19 Pandemic first […]