Leadership story about paying attention to the seemingly small things There is a story told by the late American Pastor Harry Emerson Fosdick that has strong leadership implications. He tells about how in the mountains of Colorado lies the ruins of a gigantic tree which had stood for hundreds of years. It was a seedling […] Read more
Beware of Blacklisting Yourself from Your Team I once worked with a team not too many years ago which consisted of managers who led different teams and organizations across the company. This particular team unfortunately became completely fed up with one of their teammates. Meeting after meeting this teammates only concern was spotlighting herself, her […] Read more
Leaders Care Science shows that each of us have what are called mirror neurons in our brains that recognize when someone in our presence genuinely cares, supports and respects us. The same neurons recognizing care, support and respect, also recognize when someone acts like they care, but are clearly signalling boredom, disdain or contempt. So […] Read more
Leadership and Teamwork Tip Recently I found this VERY interesting way to exercise for those over 50. First, stand on a comfortable floor. Take a 5-pound potato sack in each hand and then extend your arms out from your side horizontally. Hold that position the best you can for one minute, then relax and repeat […] Read more
“Great leaders properly and easily delegate, poor leaders make delegation harder than it is.” Once upon a time a brand new hotel employee was asked to clean the elevators and report back to his supervisor once the task had been completed. The end of the day came and the employee never reported back. The supervisor […] Read more
