No one likes a cheater. Poker players in the Wild West were shot and killed if they were caught cheating. In school, if you get caught cheating you can get sent to the principal’s office,...
The buck stops here. President Harry S. Truman had a sign on his desk making this statement famous. “The buck stops here” is slang for passing responsibility on to someone...
Effective leaders take pride in their communication skill. Show me a great leader and I’ll show you a great communicator. Show me a poor leader and I’ll show you a poor...
Last weekend my wife and I returned to Traverse City, MI, our home for many years, to attend a wedding. On this trip we were reminded that there is nothing better that a summer day in Northern...
I have a good friend who seems to be consumed with being right. When we’re talking about something and we disagree on a fact, I’ve learned that his silence means he has his smart...
Leaders who come up with a novel solution to a problem are often considered great thinkers and therefore great leaders. Our society admires those who provide a fresh idea, an innovative...
Mention leadership and most of us think of leaders who are excellent communicators. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, show me a good leader and I’ll show you a good...
Change is an inevitable part of life, an inevitable component of leadership. We all have an intellectual understanding of this concept, but often go out of our way to prevent change from...
Effective leaders live in the present, plan for the future and learn from the past. That concept sounds simple, but allocating the time in one’s mind to accomplish this is easier said than...
Several years ago my wife and I were in Grand Rapids, MI, attending a conference with numerous great speakers: Olympic Medalist Dan Jansen, sales gurus Zig Ziglar and Tom Hopkins, President Gerald...
If you think about it, the mere mention of the concept of leadership insinuates optimism. Can you even imagine following a leader who was not optimistic? For you Winnie-the-Pooh fans, can you...
One of the concepts important to leadership is the process of taking a person, an experience or a belief you have, breaking it down, and reflectively thinking about it. Breaking it down means...
