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Who should get my time?

That is an excellent question for leaders. Your organization’s size or responsibility will likely give you the answer. In most cases, you can’t give time equally. In simple terms, in my view, fair isn’t equal.

As leaders, we must be jealous of how we use time and with whom. We must be careful not to treat time like we will never […]

By |November 8th, 2023|Categories: Coaching, Development, Leadership|0 Comments

The main thing — is the main thing. 

We all have plenty of work to do, plenty of activities, appointments, projects, deadlines to meet, customers/clients to serve—the list goes on—you know what I’m talking about.

At any given time of the week or the day, there is that One Thing that is the Main Thing. Whatever it is, you must be all in, present, focused and ready to execute.

I […]

By |November 8th, 2023|Categories: Development, Leadership|0 Comments

Are you teachable? 

“Who me? I’m the leader; I am supposed to be doing all the teaching around here.”  I sure hope that is not the mindset of anyone reading this. That mindset is extremely dangerous.

The correct answer is I AM TEACHABLE. I can’t be an effective leader without a strong desire to become more, learn more and grow more. I love Ghandi’s quote, “Live […]

By |November 1st, 2023|Categories: Coaching, Development|0 Comments

What great leaders do: part two. 

Last week, I shared five of my top 10 leadership activities that great leaders perform. This week is the other five. Please remember that there is no priority or order; these all are critical and impactful when applied.

GREAT LEADERS ask more questions.
Staying curious is important in building relationships and discovering more about the people you lead. Oftentimes times, there is […]

By |October 17th, 2023|Categories: Leadership|0 Comments

What great leaders do?

There are many things great leaders do that differentiate them. I have identified 10. Over the next two weeks, I will share them with you.

Great leaders care but never compromise. 
As leaders, we must care about our people. We must continually seek to understand them. We must point them in the right direction to the resources that will help them. There […]

By |October 10th, 2023|Categories: Leadership|0 Comments

To delegate or not?

Tongue-in-cheek here. Without effective delegation, you can’t scale your enterprise, department, or organization. Letting go and trusting others to do things well is one of the more challenging aspects of being a leader of a growing organization. I find it interesting that most MBA programs don’t offer courses or even lectures on how to delegate. Yet, it is one of […]

By |October 3rd, 2023|Categories: Leadership|0 Comments
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