Yesterday, a leader I respect said, “I almost teared up.” Before the conversation ended, I said, “Eliminate the word ‘almost’ from your vocabulary. It makes you sound weak.”
21 Things Leaders Don’t Need to Do
Leadership is challenging enough. Don’t make yourself miserable by doing things you don’t need to do.
Leadership is challenging enough. Don’t make yourself miserable by doing things you don’t need to do.
The Empathy Advantage: 7 Reasons Empathy Matters in the Real World
Empathy is good for business. It’s not making excuses, feeling sorry, or trying to fix.
Empathy is good for business. It’s not making excuses, feeling sorry, or trying to fix.
4 Rules for Great Relationships at Work
People give their best to people they know, like, and trust. They give their minimum for jerks. People bring their best when they pull for each other.
People give their best to people they know, like, and trust. They give their minimum for jerks. People bring their best when they pull for each other.
How to Find Vitality When You Feel Down
Your deadliest enemy smiles in your face and bleeds you dry slowly. You don’t notice until one morning you’re drained.
Your deadliest enemy smiles in your face and bleeds you dry slowly. You don’t notice until one morning you’re drained.
Albert Einstein’s Advice Before He Died
The real reason Miller arrived at Einstein’s home unannounced was to give his son Pat, a freshman at Harvard, some inspiration.
The real reason Miller arrived at Einstein’s home unannounced was to give his son Pat, a freshman at Harvard, some inspiration.
How to Spot a Manipulative Boss
The line between influence and manipulation is intention. Manipulators seek their own interests. Ethical influencers seek your best interest.
The line between influence and manipulation is intention. Manipulators seek their own interests. Ethical influencers seek your best interest.
7 Things You Would Love to Say to an Intimidating Boss
An intimidating boss seldom hears the truth. An approachable boss hears the truth occasionally.
An intimidating boss seldom hears the truth. An approachable boss hears the truth occasionally.
Purposeful Abandonment: How to Let Go of What Holds You Back
You won’t grow until you purposefully abandon what holds you back.
You won’t grow until you purposefully abandon what holds you back.
5 Simple Rules for the Day
Squirrels wake up thinking about nuts. If you love jumping from one thing to the next, rise above distraction. Choose five simple rules for the day.
Squirrels wake up thinking about nuts. If you love jumping from one thing to the next, rise above distraction. Choose five simple rules for the day.
Your Secret Power to Energize People
Pouring mud in the cup doesn’t energize people.
Pouring mud in the cup doesn’t energize people.
The Toe Dippers Dilemma: 7 Ways to Take the Plunge
Dabblers repeat the past and call it progress. Same people – Same strategies – Same disappointing results.
Dabblers repeat the past and call it progress. Same people – Same strategies – Same disappointing results.
Between Stupidity and Wisdom
Incompetent people are blind to their own incompetence.
Incompetent people are blind to their own incompetence.
5 Proven Methods to Add Energy to Others
Everything you do requires energy. Lousy leaders suck the life out of people. Remarkable leaders add energy.
Everything you do requires energy. Lousy leaders suck the life out of people. Remarkable leaders add energy.
How to Measure the Impact of Words
You want a life of impact but what if you talk all day. Action feels more impactful than words.
You want a life of impact but what if you talk all day. Action feels more impactful than words.
12 Things the Worst Leaders Do That You Can Learn From
Ask yourself, “How can I do the opposite of leaders who struggle, stumble and fail?”
Ask yourself, “How can I do the opposite of leaders who struggle, stumble and fail?”