Who on our team do we really care about? Who are the people whose performance is critical to our organization meeting its goals? It...

“A good egg is an egg that hatches.” – Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Life is Worth Living. Many years ago, a few days after the...

I take full responsibility for my behavior. This is what I did and my part in what happened. How has what I’ve done affected you? I am...

An aging facility in need of environmental remediation, an overfunded unit producing a product past its prime, or a culture that prizes...

The Golden 5% is that last bit of maximum contribution that is inside all of us. It’s the full expression of our ability, multiplied by...

What if being generous was a better business strategy than clinging to control? Many years ago, one of my first entrepreneurial...

Not all organizations that are great are good. But all organizations that are good, achieve a form of greatness. For further proof of the...

How do you win when you’re in a position that is strategically unwinnable? A “Kobayashi Maru” is any situation in which all available...

In the wake of the 2016 US election season, I did a lot of reflecting about online behavior – for myself and leaders in general. As I...

In times of great upheaval, it’s important to remember that some things never really change. Human hardwiring, our basic needs, drives,...

Nothing is inevitable. Success and failure have little to do with fate. They have everything to do with the ability to dream big, while...

Doing something new isn’t only hard. It’s risky. Sure, there’s the risk of failure. However, the fear of failure itself isn’t actually...

Is your organization led by the best, or by the “survivors”? There are many reasons certain people find themselves in positions of...

New Year’s resolutions are boring. Most years, I simply pick something I should already be doing (or not doing) anyway. Eat more kale....

Having a great idea is not enough. A great idea only comes to life when there’s an equally great story to go with it. In fact, your...

A subscriber recently asked me, “How do you follow a bad boss?” The answer is, “The same way you follow a good one.” Great leaders are...

A subscriber recently asked me during an event, “How do you know when it’s time to quit a job?” They faced some serious challenges with...

Sometimes a colleague needs to decide: it’s time to grow, or time to go. In the previous article, Seek Problems, Not Solutions: Leading...

Every month, the small alternative school for at-risk youth where I worked as a young man ran a “recovery” group. This group was for...

Compromise is rarely the best resolution to an argument. Here’s an example. King Solomon was renown for his wisdom among the Hebrew...