Jul 04 2013
Leadership Lessons From the Founders This is my annual July 4th tribute to the founders of the United States of America. It’s become popular in some circles to marginalize what the founders did. While it’s true they were far from perfect, they produced an amazing document and changed the world. There were plenty …
Mar 18 2013
Leadership Development: What Supervisors and Managers Need to Know Too often supervisors and managers are thrown into their new position and expected to sink or swim. In fact, sometimes they aren’t even considered worthy of leadership training being “just managers.” Remember supervisors and managers have the most face-to-face, day-to-day contact with the people …
Feb 02 2012
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Leadership Lessons from Watching Politics I’ve been watching the presidential primary race with some interest. I’m interested in politics and I strongly believe as citizens, we should strive to know something about the people who want our trust; and our vote. There’s something about political campaigns, and politicians in general, that I find …
Mar 04 2010
Whether you’re new to a leadership role, or are moving to a new position, there are a few things that help make it easier. These 10 tips are time tested and proven, yet often ignored or forgotten. 1. Always have a plan – Know what you’re supposed to be doing. This might sound …
Feb 23 2010
Values. If you ask Google about values, you’ll get over 270 million hits. Values must be a pretty interesting subject. If you ask “what are values” you’ll get another 170 million plus hits. So, there are a lot of people talking about values. When I work with leaders, and especially when I help …
