Do You Know Your Leadership Blind Spot?
Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate. Carl G. Jung We all have blind spots, regardless of how self-aware or talented we may be....
Category: Development
The Appearance Factor: Looking Like a Leader
When discussing leadership potential, we typically focus on skills and experiences. However, we often subconsciously consider another trait: appearance. This topic can be subtle and uncomfortable, but it is important because first impressions are...
Leadership Lessons from an Unusual Source
We can find lessons in simple and complex experiences, pleasant and unpleasant ones, too. These experiences can reinforce simple concepts that are foundational for great leadership. I just experienced one of the unpleasant and...
Leadership Lessons from Love in a Marriage
In interpersonal relationships, none is more foundational than marriage. This is when two people from different backgrounds choose to unite as one. In a similar way, when someone takes on a leadership role, whether...
The Big Deal About Leadership Character
We spend much time talking about, building, and teaching technical skills. That is great. However, we spend too little time discussing and nurturing good character. A skilled leader with good character is a gift,...
Winning A Gold Medal as A Leader
A leader’s job is to provide vision and direction. However, no matter how clear the vision and direction, nothing happens without the engine: the people who make it all happen. I submit that one...
Are You Prepared for The Future? Part 2: What Leaders Get Wrong About AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been here and will continue to be here. If you are reading this, AI will impact you. It’s not a fad or trend that will go away soon. We are...
Are You Prepared for The Future? Part 1: The 6 Things Every Leader Needs to Know About AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is about to disrupt everything in our lives as we know it. It is not a fad or trend that will go away soon. It’s part of a relatively new and...
One Thing Great Leaders Have in Common
Leadership is not complex. It’s simple. Anyone can learn to lead, but it’s not easy. One has to be willing to persevere through difficult situations to develop the right skills and positive character to...
Are You Leveraging Your Workplace Currency?
It’s important to understand and leverage the currency of our workplace if we want to navigate the professional environment successfully. That’s important because just as different countries have different currencies, each workplace has its...
