There are hundreds and hundreds of books available on effective leadership. And the number of books sold seems to be more of a reflection on the size of the market for management help than the number of key principles of effective management. So who am I to tell you what the 5 great rules are? […]
leadership, Leadership Development, leadership skills
Whether your company has two employees or two thousand, you’ve probably observed that great results often come from highly functioning teams. And you’ve also probably recognized that aside from the technical skills that team members each bring to the table, each person’s personality style and “work style” – their preferred ways of relating to others, […]
Leadership Development, Team, Teamwork
One of the most important things I do is writing regular notes about major projects, my practice, my personal life, and more. Journaling – and I write mine longhand and using a manual typewriter – is something I’ve been doing since childhood. And it’s not the act of going back through them that I find […]
Journal, Leadership Development, Writing
If you’re a woman in a leadership role, it’s likely you have felt at some time your career like you were aiming for the number two position instead of the number one position. Yet, the tide has been changing in business over the last few years, as there have been more women stepping into top […]
leadership, Leadership Development, women in leadership
Many people attend a leadership workshop or seminar and get fired up about what they learned. But often, that fire dies down within a day or two, and the participants go back to however they were behaving before they attended the workshop! The “high” or peak experience doesn’t last. Why not? Because, as Jocko Willink […]
Change, leadership, Leadership Development, leadership skills