By now you’ve received tens if not hundreds of emails using terms like “unprecedented,” “extraordinary,” “trying,” and “new normal.” It’s clear that things aren’t normal right now. Not for you. Not for me. And not for the people we lead. Nothing is typical, routine, or normal. So why are we leading people like we always …
This past weekend I sat on a business panel in front of a couple hundred freelancers, solopreneurs and digital agencies. At one point a person asked about how to handle the challenge where growth was happening in one part of the organization but wasn’t getting matched elsewhere in the organization. An Invalid Assumption The answers …
I have this great piece of art on my wall that says, “Leadership is the art of creating greatness in other people.” I love the art. But if I were to make one change it would be from “creating greatness” to “releasing greatness.” That’s because I don’t normally create the greatness that I see in …
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I’m currently in Cabo San Lucas running the conference that I dreamed of six years ago and began running five years ago. I’ve written previously about how I designed this conference to be unique. Tonight, after the first full day of sessions, I’m delighted by what I’ve seen and experienced. And as I reflect, the …
If you are the kind of person who likes to go with the flow, or never likes to have conflict, then a leadership role may not be something you pursue. Leadership takes work. Maybe the most frustrating dynamic is the nature of taking people where they don’t initially want to go. If everyone just said, …
As leaders a lot of what you do is provide support for others. It’s what makes you a leader that others follow. But have you thought a lot about what you need? Have you thought about the kind of support you need? I’m not talking about virtual assistants and support to get your job done. …
I love everything I’ve ever read by or about John Wooden on leadership. Today I saw this quote and couldn’t help but bring it to you. John Wooden coached basketball at UCLA for a living, but his calling was to impact people, and with all those national championships, guess what he was found doing in …
Can we talk about greatness for a minute? Now this isn’t a conversation we’d initially have in public. We’d need a quiet, calm, and private space to ask such an intimate question: who do you want greatness for? The reason I call this an intimate question is because it makes you reveal something about the …
There’s a quote that I learned from my buddy that goes like this: Mary Kay, the author of the quote, is the Mary Kay from Mary Kay Cosmetics. If you know nothing about the organization, you may have at least met one of the three million folks who are Mary Kay independent consultants or entrepreneurs. …
When you step into your first leadership role, you likely have a tiny voice that’s freaking you out. It’s simultaneously telling you that you’re not qualified for the job, while also reminding you that you’ll need all the answers to all the questions that come your way. The other day I walked into a frozen …