Bureaucracy, Not Necessarily a Bad Thing
It’s paradoxical that quite often the things we do to try and make our organizations move faster and be more efficient end up slowing us down. How many times have you been befuddled by “bureaucracy” when trying to do what you know is or knew to be right? My guess is way too
Good Leaders Embrace Resistance
When the boss tells you “this is how I think we should go,” resistance like “no, I think that’s the wrong way” is the last thing that that most bosses expect. Most former managers that I know would probably clear their throat and say “excuse me, what did you say
Crisis – Where the Leadership Shines or Truth Shows
Most people know that when the seas are smooth almost anyone can be a sailor. That said, it is when the waves start to crash around and on us (crisis) that we find out if we have been in the hands of a real sailor all along. Not just because he or she knows what […]
The Paradox of Leadership Success
Success is a horrible teacher! Over the past month or two I’ve found myself repeating that line time and again. Why? Because it’s true, success is not always a good thing for some people/companies! I’ve talked about this for years, but until recently I had never quantified it
But I Don’t Have an Agenda
It is amazing to me how often I hear from employees that they don’t trust their leader’s agenda or motive while simultaneously hearing from the leader that they don’t have themselves don’t have one. This gap, while not unusual, is often debilitating to a person’s ability to lead.
THE FALSE CHOICE
Everyone has their stories of a bad manager or poor leadership, some of you are living those stories now. Although not all bosses are bad, it seems that a lot of my friends, clients, and strangers that I meet, work for an incompetent or abusive manager. While that may sound anecdotal, research pu
Leadership Lessons from Santa
I sit here a day after Christmas pondering the next 364 days until jolly old Santa makes his next appearance. Rather than tying myself up in the normal commercialized frenzy of the season, I decided to do something a little different this year. I spent some quality time looking for what I could
Fear – A Choice Between Two Outcomes
How many people do you know that live a life of defense? You know, the ones driven by fear of making mistakes. Better question, is that how you live? Whether that description fits you or not, think for a minute and ask yourself the last time you willingly followed a “leader” that liv