I have had leaders who swore a lot. And I have had other leaders who swore some, but refrained from swearing when I was around out of respect. Career Builder did an interesting survey a little while back on using foul language in the workplace. They found that over 50% of workers reported they swear […] Read more
Trust and Leaders
I can clearly remember years ago driving from what I thought was a good meeting to the airport with a fellow leader and colleague of mine. Why do I remember so clearly? Because it was a constant barrage of negativity directed toward our then new leader all the way to the airport. I didn’t feel […] Read more
This Kind of Gossip Can Change Lives as Well! You can usually tell when it is happening – one person is hunched over the other whispering into their ear as both of them share expressions of disgust or confusion or maybe even glee. I have dedicated several popular posts over the last number of years on […] Read more
There are five basic and what I believe are simple things all leaders must do to be effective coaches. Being a good leader means you practice good coaching. The last year or so I have had my own personal kind of leadership coach. Maybe not what you would traditionally think of when you think of […] Read more
Leaders say a lot of stuff. Good leaders carefully avoid saying any of the ten below. Which of the 10 are you guilty of, if any? “I think…” Great Leaders have to sound confident. “I believe” is a much better choice of words than “I think.” I believe sounds convincing, I think sounds weak. “I’ll […] Read more
