Questions open doors and open minds. Answers, for the most part, don’t. Powerfully phrased questions open worlds of possibilities for people to dream new dreams, to generate new solutions and to strengthen each person’s recognition of his/her latent potential for personal growth and for contributions of leadership. Great questions: Are open ended; never “yes” or … Read more

There is an old saying that “good things come in threes.” That is often true. It is also often true that things which are not so good come in threes, or at least in groups or sets. The reason is simple: like begets like. People who do some things well are likely to do other … Read more

I regularly work with managers who are advancing up their career ladder though often not as quickly as they would like. The programs we work through are different because the challenges they face differ. There are, however, some similarities. If you want to improve your career opportunities in your current, or future, company, here are … Read more

A nine-year-old girl was spending time with her grandparents in Kansas. The grandfather was away, so she was sleeping with the grandmother. Suddenly she awoke in the middle of the night to see her elderly grandmother sitting up in bed and a man standing over her, dripping with rain and with a wooden club in … Read more

The old line is that leaders are expected to “think outside the box.” Today, with quickly changing rules and tools the new line is that there is no box. Give up the old assumptions about how things should work, have worked, or will work. Give up assumptions all together and make your new task work. … Read more

Every sports team has a pre-game huddle with the coach and players to get everyone focused on winning, on making plays correctly, and on each player doing their individual best so their colleagues can do theirs also. Before they were sold, the old the Ritz Carlton hotel group had a daily “line up” meeting of … Read more

Trust is the basis for everything Why and How to trust ourselves Who to trust Trust means setting boundaries Trust is impacted through interaction with others The power of forgiveness Gives voice to pain and doesn’t excuse what took place Releasing what is not my fault and owning what is The past cannot be changed … Read more

As a business owner or manager of a division, your success depends on your ability to marshal the strengths of those who report to you. Here are six areas of personal work which every strong leader constantly works to improve. SELF MASTERY Everything begins here. Self-mastery means taking a humble approach to life and its … Read more

Every successful business is defined by two hallmarks. The first is that it makes a product or a service which people are willing to pay for and which adds value to the community. Although there may be arguments with regard to certain businesses and the quality of the product or the environmental impact, it is … Read more

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one … Read more