Leadership Fitness
Vulnerability and Confidence
Vulnerability and confidence, you say? Aren’t these mutually exclusive? While, on the surface, we might think we need to take on a shield of invulnerability to muster the confidence necessary to accomplish greatness… I encourage you to think again. Patrick Lencioni, in The Five Temptations of a CEO, taught us many years ago that one… Continue Reading Vulnerability and Confidence
Read MoreA Millimeter of Progress in a Million Directions
Are you stretched too thin? Are you majoring in minor activities; busy but not productive; or always in motion and never getting anywhere? Many of us are making a millimeter of progress in a million directions. Lin Yutang, the Chinese writer and inventor, and the author of The Importance of Living, used to say, “the… Continue Reading A Millimeter of Progress in a Million Directions
Read MoreNothing is Less Productive
As I prepare for a fresh year of success and impact, both personally and professionally, I am guided by the wisdom of others. I invite you to join me in implementing some of these pearls from the likes of Peter Drucker, Maya Angelou, Seth Godin, Fred Rogers and a couple of others. Peter Drucker: Nothing… Continue Reading Nothing is Less Productive
Read MoreBreaking News Alert
OK, how many of you are tired of the constant breaking news alerts on whatever cable or network news channels you tune into? I have recently decided to stop watching and listening to those TV and radio news channels that parlay a continuous parade of breaking news. It might be different if the news actually… Continue Reading Breaking News Alert
Read MoreMachiavelli Revisted
Niccolo Machiavelli, when asked 500 years ago whether it was better for a leader to be loved or feared, hedged a bit saying “one should wish to be both.” He then went on to say “because it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is much safer to be feared than loved.” If… Continue Reading Machiavelli Revisted
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