Woah! That sounds like a pretty harsh title, especially coming from me. After all, I’m the one who is always promoting people development as one of the keys to healthier organizations. To be clear, People do matter, but so do results! No matter what walk of life you are involved in. Nobody becomes a true […]
Year: 2015
Ignoring “Unhealthy” Situations Today…Creates Serious “Illness” Tomorrow
I’ve had to deal with an ailing foot injury for years. Stubbornly, I justified I could tolerate the pain and get by. Out of the blue one early morning, I couldn’t even stand on two feet. The pain had become intolerable and I in effect became in-operable. Ironically, we treat organizational “pains” the same way. […]
Do You “Wallow” In Worry Or “Revel” In Resolution?
We all know folks who seem to just naturally get things done. They’re action-oriented, resourceful and open-minded. We also know folks who seem to be paralyzed by obstacles, afraid to make decisions or are simply too consumed by worry to concentrate on the real issues at hand. Obviously, we all want to be the first […]
How Many Priorities Can You Juggle?
One of my clients recently confided how stressed he was with what seemed to be a revolving door of priorities. He’d get things handled and then management would issue another set of priorities, or worse yet, change the priorities before he was able to handle the previous “#1” issue(s). He was already working 12-hour days […]
Trickle Down “Leadernomics” Good or Bad…It’s Guaranteed to Spread
You’ve heard of trickle-down economics. Well now there’s trickle-down leadernomics, a concept I literally just made up for this blog :). While a little tongue-in-cheek, trickle-down leadernomics aptly illustrates my point. Whatever kind of leadership is demonstrated at the top – good or bad – is guaranteed to be mimicked as role models throughout the […]
Yet Another Meeting?
I can hear the groans now. If you’re like most, your 8 to 10 hour workday is more consumed with long-winded meetings than time to actually do your job. You know the types of meetings I’m referring to . . . the ones where everyone “waits their turn” to talk and then tunes out; or […]
Are You Really Ready To Grow As A Leader?
If you’re like most people going through yet another program on leadership development, you may be growing frustrated, even annoyed. What is this guy going to do that the last guy couldn’t? I get it. This is the nature of the beast for consultants. You’re trying to figure out how I’m different than previous leadership […]
Do You Care “Too” Much
Interesting question but how could you ever care too much? Isn’t caring what our emotionally-detached, “all-about-me” society needs a lot more of today? While I agree that our world can benefit from more people that care, I’m actually talking about when you care “toooooooooo” much, to the point that you care more than the people […]
Keeping ‘Proper’ Perspective in Turbulent Times
That’s a pretty heavy title! But, if you’re in the business world, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Today’s hypercompetitive, lay-off –happy, and over-connected society has created some of the most cutthroat competition and business practices than most of us have ever seen. The root causes are many . . . globalization, increased information […]