Leadership…Disrupt Yourself! Lately, I have been hearing a word bantered around a lot, especially as companies try to navigate the extreme volatility of the current world environment. The word is disrupt and is defined as – “to break or burst asunder, separate forcibly.” It is from the Latin word disruptus, from the past participle of…
“The time is always right to do what is right.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Oh Wells – Why Do You Fargo Your Ethics? Being an ethical leader in todays world can be extremely challenging. My latest book, Extraordinary Results for Life is based on the premise that you cannot be a crappy person and be…
Emotional Intelligence: Opinions are like … There is a famous saying about opinions and what they are like… I will spare you the details and just say that sometimes as a leader you have to wade through the garbage and the noise so you can drill down to the truth of the situation. But who’s…
Can We Talk About Truthfulness…Honestly? With what seems like a continual flow of untruthfulness and dishonesty from our politicians, the media, and practically every institution, is it any wonder why we have become numb to the whole idea about what it means to be truthful? “Reality” television shows retake scenes until they get it to…
And the Truth Shall… A few weeks ago I had an opportunity to work with a group of leaders. At one point in the day we arrived at a fork in the road. Path A: Ignore the elephant in the room and continue to pretend that everything was “fine,” even though everyone knew it was…
Achieving Greatness…Need a Nudge? Years ago, I attended the National Speakers Association (NSA) Annual Conference in California. For those of you who don’t know NSA is an organization made up of some of the world’s best professional speakers. Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy, Les Brown, Dr. Norman Vincent Peal, and Og Mandino are just a few…
Leadership Isn’t a Reward for Performance, It is a Calling! The way most organizations choose a leader is to promote a good performer. Even though they may lack the skills, talent, or even the desire to lead. In other words, leadership is a reward for great performance. We take our top producers, promote them, and…
Lessons From a Courageous Leader There are leaders…and then there are Courageous Leaders A number of years ago there was a story circulating on the internet about a U.S. Navy SEAL by the name of Michael Anthony Monsoor who was killed during the Iraq War on September 29, 2006. The story goes that his platoon…
How To Play a Real Game of Follow the Leader Follow the leader is a game many of us played when we were children. The rules are simple: do what the leader does or get kicked out of the game. The last person standing wins, and they become the new leader. Sounds simple, sounds like…
11 Truths About Extraordinary Leaders Below are 11 truths that separate, Managers & Leaders from Extraordinary Leaders: Leadership is something most leaders believe they do extremely well. And yet…poor leadership is still the number one reason people leave an organization. When an average leader is leading, their people say, “Look at what our leader has…