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Who Knew? A Harley Davidson as a Thought Interrupter…
As is the case across America, it’s summer time once again in the California Bay Area where I’ve lived the last twenty years. So what better time than now, as vacation season is upon us, to give wings to…
Thoughts about Leadership Excellence within an Organizational Context
Today, on this Memorial Day in America, many citizens will pause to remember the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. Because of their supreme sacrifice many Americans have the privilege of…
Choose Your Team Well
I bought a house last week two states away from my current home. That in and of itself is not terribly remarkable; many people do it. What is amazing is that…
Explore and Discover: Ways to Increase Your Leadership IQ
As a follow-up to recent post, I’d like to ask if you are a current leader or a leader in training? If you are one or the other, I’d like to suggest a few actions you can take that will help strengthen your current and future leadership skills. To begin with…
Conducting a Personal Performance Review
Whether you are currently a leader of many or a leader of one, take time to periodically conduct a personal performance review. Generally speaking, we should conduct a self review every…
Managing Distractions: Turning April Showers into May Flowers
Is it just me or is the economy truly making an upturn as we enter May, 2018? Sitting in my kitchen this past week watching the rain I was reminded of the saying, “April showers bring May flowers.” Boy-oh-boy, haven’t we all had our share of April showers over the last couple of years? I for one am more than ready for a few May flowers in my life…
Points to Ponder – Part Two
I hope last week found you focused on creating or refining solid Q2 goals. As a follow-up to last week’s post, here are a few more points to consider when setting those goals…
Points to Ponder – Part One
In most parts of the United States, Spring is attempting to begin. As is often the case, many of my clients are focused on conducting a bit of a Spring cleaning as they begin working on second quarter goals. Not one to be left out…
It is not Enough to Ensure that our Own Barn is Full, if We are Truly to Lead We Must also Ensure that Our Neighbors Have Grain.
Over the last few weeks we’ve been talking about the journey towards excellence. After several weeks of focusing on the topic, you may believe you are now well on your way to becoming the person you were always meant to be…
I Thought There Would Come a Time When I Finally Knew Everything I Needed to Know. Then I Woke Up and Realized I Had Yet to Start the Journey.
When you hear the term expansiveness what comes to mind? Perhaps bulk, large, or even scale? Merriam-Webster’s on-line dictionary defines expansiveness as: the act or process of expanding. So if we examine what it means to be an expansive leader (leaders who are avid continuous learners) we see there are a few markers that denote such a leader. To begin with…
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