Tag: leadership

Bookend the week with both. Open the week by speaking to the mission and painting the vision in vivid detail. Also, outline the measurable strategic progress...

Fear is (and has always been) a common technique utilized by those in power. As I recently wrote, some leaders overtly instill fear. These...

What are you afraid of? Heights? Public speaking? Sudden illness? Loss of employment? A big point of developing emotional intelligence for ultra-high performance is managing...

I believe in trusting employees to be responsible adults. I believe in getting rid of unnecessary process and bureaucracy. I believe in promoting work as a...

"Don't bother me with this crap. I don't believe in leadership training. It's a complete waste of time. It's nothing against you as the...

During my late twenties and thirties, I worked diligently to suppress the emotionalism and wild ambitions that had characterized most of my youth. Instead,...

Morale informs your team’s confidence, enthusiasm and discipline.  Morale is the energetic context within which they get the work done. Let’s say you look around...

In recent years I have become a bit of a leadership junkie. As a media specialist working in education I am very aware that...

You’ve just been promoted to management. You are now officially in charge of a team of your prior peers, many of whom you consider...