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A Tale of Two Leaders (why humility matters)
After sitting 8 hours in the cold to watch the Broncos lose to the Ravens in a game in which they inexplicably abandoned everything that got them there in the first place, I was in NO mood to watch,...
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Knowing when to pull the plug (or why you make the big bucks)
It’s a moment that most leaders have faced. That enterprise-wide solution that you’ve been working on for 2 months and is three weeks away from implementation – the one that you championed for months,...
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Empathy – The Art of Giving a $h*t (or at least acting like you do)
In a recent conversation about the joys of leadership, the subject of whether or not it’s important to be a “people person” came up. Actually, the conversation was more along the lines of, “why are...
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Defining Success (or how to gamble the right way)
I was watching Storage Wars the other night (don’t judge me) and one of the featured buyers/characters made the comment that the day was a bust because he didn’t get any of the lockers. And it struck...
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Some cheese with your whine? (dealing with the victim mentality)
As you may have figured out, I have a “thing” about accountability – I happen to believe it’s one of the most important character traits a person can possess. I even wrote a whole article about it...
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This isn’t Road House (when leaders can’t see past “my way”)
The title of this post references, of course, that iconic moment in Road House when Dalton (played the late, great Patrick Swayze) tells an unruly sort, “It’s my way….(dramatic pause)….or the highway.”...
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“Tolerating” Failure
“Mistakes are the portal of discovery.” ~James Joyce I was on the interwebs this weekend, trolling through different news sites, reading articles and the like, when I came upon this article. It’s...
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Why should I change? He’s the one that sucks. (The importance of self-awareness)
For fans of Office Space, you probably recognized the immortal words of Michael Bolton when discussing the embarrassment of having the same name as that ‘no talent ass-clown’. It’s a great movie (I...
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McMurphy had it easy: When your boss is Nurse Ratched
If you read this post’s title and thought, “I totally get it”, then you have my heartfelt sympathy. You are really dealing with something. For those of you wondering what the heck I’m talking about, a...
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Leadership training gone wrong (and how to fix it)
Recently, I spent 3 hours of my life sitting in a leadership “workshop”. I use quotes, because it was more like a speech with limited table activities (big room, lots of people, blah blah blah). While...
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If you don’t like the culture, it’s probably your fault
Once upon a time, I had a chance to work with a vendor with a really cool product that enabled you to measure the culture of your organization (they’re called RoundPegg – look them up, as they are...
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You da man! (whether you like it or not)
Once upon a time (1993), back when Charles Barkley was known better as a professional basketball player and not an analyst with a bad golf swing, he famously declared that athletes shouldn’t be role...
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Everything rustles… (how fear drives your people)
The impact of fear on the workplace typically comes from allegations of a hostile work environment, inappropriate manager behavior, too much stick and not enough carrot, etc. And yes, fear DOES impact...
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10 (-ish) things leaders do that make me sad: Part 1
Okay, this is a list that started out as 10 and then settled somewhere in the vicinity of 14 (I have editing issues), so I apologize for the length. Because it’s so long, I’ve broken it into two...
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10 (-ish) things leaders do that make me sad: Part 2
As I said in Part 1, I’m sure there are more than what’s on this list. But come on, I already had to break the post up into two articles because of the length – give me a break! And now, the thrilling...
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10 (really!) things leaders do that make me happy…or at least not cry
In my last post(s), I shared a number of things that leaders do that make me cry. I figured it would only be fair for me to spread a little love into the universe and share some of the good things...
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Are You Engaged? (special guest post!!)
Fret not. I’ll be posting an article of my own shortly. I thought this (engagement and finding your happy place) was a good topic for those of you out there trying to survive leadership in one way or...
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Make it Work (even when you don’t want to)
Let’s get this out of the way – I watch Project Runway. And I love Tim Gunn. So there. On Project Runway this week, it was a team challenge (and an unconventional one to boot!). I always find these...
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It’s good to be the king…except when it isn’t
You’ve heard them, those fateful words mumbled by frustrated employees under their breath when they’re angry. You, in fact, may have mumbled the words yourself at one time or another. “I don’t know why...
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I’m a peacock!!! (what to do when your boss won’t let you flap your wings and...
Development. Growth. Character building. Resume expansion. Skillz. As employees, we are looking for more than a paycheck when we come to work. We hope the job is some sort of means to an end,...
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