Leadership is about Relationships I once heard a joke about a boss arriving at work one morning in a brand-new Lamborghini. “Wow,” one of his employees said. “That’s an absolutely great car.” The boss replies, “Well… if you work hard enough, put all your hours in like you did this year, and strive for excellence, […] Read more
Leadership Development
There is something to learn from everything and everybody and those leaders who learn the most are those who are humble enough to learn from what others believe there is little to learn from. Unfortunately, many of us never learn everything we can learn because we overestimate what we believe we already know. You might have […] Read more
Is your personal leadership development like a five-minute university? One of my favorite videos is from an old chain-smoking priest character called Father Guido Sarducci played by Don Novello. While Novello had many funny skits, Father Guido Sarducci’s Five-Minute University is the best. He offers a degree at “his university” that is based on what the […] Read more
There is a direct correlation between the time you spend on your own growth and achieving personal greatness. I once heard a story that illustrates this point perfectly. It is the story of a grandson who would visit his grandfather’s farm every year. One particular visit to the farm, the boy’s grandfather was preparing to […] Read more
There are a lot of questions leaders can ask themselves and should on a regular basis. But if they could only ask one, I would highly recommend it be this one: “How would I feel following someone like me?” Have you ever thought what it would be like to be led by you? It’s a […] Read more