“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” ~Ayn Rand A while ago my friend Matt and I were discussing the topic of commitment. I was sharing a situation where I felt that I needed to either be ‘all in’ or ‘all out!’ You see sitting…
“The mind is slow in unlearning what it has been long in learning.” ~ Seneca “It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.” ~ Seneca I have always believed that growth as a person, a leader, or a professional meant that I needed to learn, whether it…
“Nothing will kill a great employee faster than watching you tolerate a bad one.” ~Percy Belcher Over the course of the last 25 years I have had numerous opportunities to Coach leaders in a variety of positions. There have been quite a few times when someone from HR or a leader reaches out because…
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” ~ Lewis B. Smedes There is a popular saying which states, “Forgive and forget.” While that sounds simple, it isn’t always easy! Sometimes, horrific things happen in life that are caused by the actions of others. These situations can…
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” ~ Viktor E. Frankl Have you ever experienced something in life that you didn’t like, didn’t want, or wished that somehow was different? Have…
“Sometimes we are so damn determined to be heard, seen, liked, right, or to win a conversation that we fail to listen to each other. In doing so, we create chasms when what we really need is to create connections!” ~Joe Contrera For years, I have had the opportunity to observe both the pleasures…
“You are your greatest asset. Put your time, effort and money into training, grooming, and encouraging your greatest asset.” – Tom Hopkins Over the course of the last 25 years in the leadership development business, I have come to realize a few things about developing and educating employees, more specifically in the area of Leadership Development.…
“Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.” ~Mwai Kibaki I am often asked about whether leaders are born or trained. I personally dislike the use of the word training when it comes to developing leaders. I believe we train animals…we educate leaders.…
“You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective.” ~ Denis Waitley At times it can be easy to forget the idea that it takes just one idea, one action, or One belief to transform the world. Whether that be the world-at-large or the much smaller world that you inhabit, especially…
Last week I wrote about Honesty, Wisdom, & Leadership. In that blog, we defined wisdom as the accumulation of knowledge and experience. We also discussed the importance of honesty in relationship to wisdom. This week, I want to do a little deeper dive into the topic of knowledge and experience. Specifically knowledge in the context…