Posts with the ‘Leadership’ tag
Naïve. That was me. When I was an entry level salesman, I looked at my boss and believed his job had all the perks. He was paid more, was in control and got to travel to great cities for meetings. Being a leader had to be better than being where I was. A lot of […]
WWWWD or better W4D. I am sucker for the movie Braveheart. I love the action, the humor and the history of it. My wife always knows when I have watched clips of the movie, because she comes home to my bad Scottish accent. But, beyond that, I love the hero. William Wallace sets an example […]
For a leader, inertia is both a friend and a foe. In 1687, Isaac Newton published his famous theory on inertia. Summarized it simply states, “A body at rest tends to stay at rest while a body in motion tends to stay in motion.” For a leader, understanding the theory of inertia is critical to […]
I had no doubt they were wrong. After over an hour of discussing our marketing plan, the leadership team decided to adopt a strategy I had argued against. I truly believed there were better ideas on the table. At dinner that night with two of my peers, we revisited the decision. Bob was against the […]
On multiple occasions during my 20 year career with a Fortune 50 behemoth, I lobbied to change the job titles of the leaders in our sales force. We were all called Managers. I thought our titles should be Leader not Manager. But, no matter my title, I always believed I was leading. Now in the […]
Love Works. Seven Timeless Principles For Effective Leaders by Joel Manby has a title that may turn off some people who believe the words Love and Work should never meet in the workplace. Joel Manby put his money where his mouth is on CBS’s hit show, Undercover Boss. He creating a sensation when he exposed […]
All real growth comes from mistakes. My son did not go from crawling to running a few months later without falling down. When he learned to walk, he fell after one step and got back up. He fell after 2 steps and got back up again. This pattern continued until he was running full speed […]
West Point. While many schools have impressive graduates. Few colleges can claim to have a greater impact on our nation than the United States Military Academy at West Point. The leaders of character that West Point continues to produce will continue to write the history of our nation. For July 4th, I provide you with […]
He was tearing up! I hadn’t signed up for this type of seminar. This was not some new age self-actualization guru speaking to us. This guy was a Navy SEAL! You could hear the words get caught in his throat and see his eyes fill as he read to the audience. Everyone in the audience listened […]
I couldn’t wait to be promoted. I knew all the things I wanted to accomplish. I was also looking forward to the perks of leadership. In the Army we used to say, “Rank Has It’s Privileges (RHIP).” But, years later, I realized that these sentiments were naive. They seem real to someone who has not […]
