This is a very personal blog post. Participating in the Global Leadership Summit is always an intensely personal undertaking. As member of the team, certainly I am looking at things from a broader, strategic and operational perspective. But at its heart, the Summit continues to be a place where my own leadership is stretched and…
The Breakthrough Possibilities of Deleting a Core Value
Take out a copy of your team’s core values. You know the one I mean. It’s either filed away in a folder called “Documents”, or perhaps it’s in that binder labeled “2012 Off-site Retreat”. It’s possible that it’s framed and posted on the wall in your staff coffee room. I’ll give you a minute while…
How to Avoid the Wreckage of Distracted Leadership
Our world today is demanding a stop to the dangerous practice of “distracted driving”. When it comes to leadership effectiveness, there should be a similar call to end “distracted leadership”. Just as driving while distracted drastically diminishes the ability to drive well, so too does distracted leadership prevent you from leading at your best. Effective…
Leading Change? Time to Cash In Your Chips
Do you know how many change chips you’re carrying around in your pocket? Leaders possess a certain number of ‘change chips’. These chips are made up of credibility, respect, authority, good will and other essential leadership ingredients. Every leader carries these around in their pocket knowing that at the moment when they must introduce change they…
Beware of the 3 Teams That Can Steal a Leader’s Heart
Here’s a question that could reveal a lot about the health of your team and your leadership. “How do you really feel about your present team?” This isn’t a question about vision, strategy, goals or even competencies. At an important level this is about how you as the leader actually feel about the team, the…