There Are No Leadership Positions
Too often we hear - or maybe even say, "they're in a leadership position". At best, this is misleading. At [...]
Why Leaders Should Never Use Speaker Phones – and Some Tips if You Must
Eric... Eric.... Eric... ERIC!!!!!!!!!!! His team member was trying desperately to interrupt the executive as he moved from topic to topic, [...]
Are You Creating Enemies or Traitors?
You have a bad guy. The villain. The antagonist. This bad guy is either inside your company or outside. As [...]
Life Cycle of Social Media Development
A good friend and leader in her own field, asked advice on starting her social media engagement. I quickly found [...]
The Leader as Chief Bouncer
As a leader, you need to know when it's time for somebody to bounce. Bar Bouncers are skilled at this [...]
What Leaders Adopting Social Media Can Learn from Drug Addicts
Behavioral psychologists have this big fancy term for how people make changes in their life, it’s called the “Transtheoretical Model [...]
The Death of Veneer Identities
Amy-Jo Martin coined the term and analogy of Veneer Identities in her recent book, "Renegades Write the Rules". What is [...]
Do You Really Know Your Stakeholders?
A stakeholder is anyone with a vested interest in your organization and leadership. Too often, leaders make decisions without considering all [...]
The Value of Calm
Calm is critical in leadership - particularly in a crisis. When an entire organization is dependent upon your products and [...]
The Origin of Your Confidence is Important
For leaders, confidence is important. Followers who do not see confidence in their leader will not follow long. Yet, faltering [...]