A while back an employee who was a fairly recent hire came to me saying he had been contacted by a company and had been offered a job. He hadn’t sought it out, but now here it was and he had to make a decision. He said he was leaning towards accepting it. As we […]
I know. I know. It’s another one of those obligatory year-in-review posts. Hey, why not. It’s actually a nice change of pace. It’s a little easier to write about your posts than it is to write the posts themselves. Besides, I’ve blogged on and off for years and I don’t think I’ve ever written one […]
The environment in which you work greatly affects your attitude, productivity, and ability to focus. Great leaders know this. And in order to be the most effective, great leaders seek out the best leadership tools. They organize their workspace so that these tools are in easy reach. But this post may not be what you […]
Leadership takes discipline…the discipline to think outside yourself and do things that lift up, encourage, empower, or benefit those on your team. Everyday you have small chunks of time that might otherwise seem unproductive. They are not large enough to tackle major leadership tasks on your todo list, but they can still be utilized to […]
More than tools, or tips, or tricks, productivity is a discipline. A discipline of establishing a trusted system for getting things done and actually using it. And like any discipline, you need constant reinforcement. You need to remind yourself of the key elements that make it work as well as exposure to new ideas that […]
If you have a smartphone, which statistics suggest that most of you do, then you are very familiar with messages letting you know that “an update is available” for the phone itself or one of the dozens of apps that likely live on your phone. It seems like there is an update for something on […]
If you read articles and books about leadership I can guarantee you’ve seen it. Perhaps you’ve even done it. I am talking about using the term “manager” as a dirty word. I get it. When talking about leadership, it is helpful to contrast good qualities to strive for with bad qualities using personas (good cop, […]
In recent weeks I have stumbled across several quotes that revolve around consensus. There are obviously many more quotes about leaders and following consensus, but these are a few of my favorites.
