Navigating by Feedback: What Leaders and Moths Have in Common
Navigating consistently by your deeper sense of purpose may not only help you be a better leader, it may even extend your life.
The Stories We Lead By: 4 Steps to Conscious Authorship
Our role as makers of meaning through the narratives we create is profoundly important and fundamentally human. We need to be vigilant of our authorship,
Reasons to Quit Your Leadership Job: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Why quit your job? There are good — and not-so-good — reasons to consider. What are those reasons? The answer: it depends.
It’s Lonely at the Top: New Insights on an Old Issue
The Scene. A local restaurant at mid-day. I’m seated in a booth, awaiting a new CEO client who is passing through town. I arrived early so I settle in and mentally rehearse the agenda we should cover. These first face-to-face meetings elicit an energizing mixture of anticipation, curiosity, and hopefulness that the connection we had over […]
The Secret to Good Leadership: Solving the Mystery…or Not?
Good leadership is bringing forth the best in ourselves and others in pursuit of meaningful goals. There is no single fundamental “leadership secret” to it.
Too Big to Fail? 7 Steps to Leading Without Fear
How can we free ourselves from a fear of failure, that sense of anxious concern that so many leaders express? Here are exercises to help.
Emergent Leadership: 3 Simple Steps to Everyday Acts of Greatness
The Scene. Early morning commuter plane filled with 70% corporate types and 30% vacationers. A regular route I’ve flown many times for a major Chicago area client company. I take my spot a couple of rows back from the front in a single seat on one side of the aisle and contemplate the small amount of […]