Employment | April 16, 2017
Simple Solutions within the ComplexLast year I posted several Leadership Minutes about Proficiency and Competence in which I spoke of a leader’s need to work to the point where one knows their craft so […]
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Employment | March 1, 2017
Epic Leader Fail!Stop Doing the Work and Get the Work Done. Many years ago, early in my leadership experience, I employed an admin named Janet*. Janet was a godly senior with the […]
Employment | November 30, 2016
Fluent LeadershipLeadership is a language. It is entirely about communication. To be fluent in a language is to be able to communicate effectively as a natural process, convey to others the […]
Leadership | October 19, 2016
A Higher ViewWork “on” the system, not “in” the system. The role of leader requires a certain way of thinking about everyday tasks. You may need to shift. Consider how you can […]
Leadership | September 15, 2016
Leaders Go FirstIn today’s unforgiving environment both seasoned leaders and those coming into new leadership roles need to hit the ground running, or at the very least, come up to speed quickly. […]
Leadership | August 14, 2016
Self LeadershipLeadership starts with self. I woke this morning to two things. First, a notification on my phone of motion on my home security system. It turned out to be a […]
Leadership | June 30, 2016
An Avoidable TragedyFail Fast I cannot remember the location, but I remember the story like it was yesterday. A man and his son facing that moment where the son’s right of passage […]
Leadership | April 30, 2016
Trickle to a ForceCome with me, high up into the Andes of Arequipa Peru. Allow me to lead you to this specific spot, covered in snow, near a small trickle of water, marked […]
Leadership | March 30, 2016
Harmony in the Universe and Bob the DestroyerUntil a recent remodel at Los Angeles International Airport, adjacent to American Airlines Terminal 44 was a Burger King. Sequestered in the corner of that restaurant was a small stainless […]
Leadership | November 30, 2015
Hesitation RemorseThe backdrop is the Sahara with the tops of the great pyramids in the distance slightly obscured by the sand and dust-filled sky. The characters are my son Bryan upon […]