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...
More years ago than I care to admit, while I was with US Surgical Corp. (USSC), I was promoted to Regional Sales Director. In that role I was in charge of a small sales team with a multi-million...
Running 26.2 Miles: Organizational Leadership
Running 26.2 miles is what a marathon is all about. Interaction between participants and organizers must occur to achieve the goal of running a...
Last week I introduced the metaphor leadership is like running a marathon. In an attempt to provide a better understanding of leadership, I like to break it down into three categories: 1)...
On April 15, 2013, the world changed forever once again. Two bombs exploded near the finish line at the Boston Marathon. This act of terror killed and maimed innocent people participating in a long...
“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you can not fool all the people all of the time.”
Abraham Lincoln, May 1856
Two guys are chopping wood with an axe. One guy is going non-stop, determined to finish the job. The other guy takes several breaks, taking a seat beneath a nearby shade tree, seemingly...
