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Wear The Right Shade
I attended a business mixer recently and noticed that there were three different shades people wore. I’m not talking about their clothes. That would be easily addressed. No, I’m talking about their behavior. This is what I saw. Some wore lamp shades. They stood at the...
Evidence of Irresponsibility
Personal responsibility is becoming more unfamiliar in our culture today and is bleeding into professional circles as well. It may have always been lacking, but I’m hearing about it more this past decade. Here’s what irresponsibility can look like and what you should...
Make A Decision
Here’s one thing I know. You don’t intend to be indecisive. You don’t plan to procrastinate, but you do. It’s like you rely on some non-existent pause button. But life continues on and you get further behind. You miss deadlines and opportunities because you take your...
You Can’t Live Small
You tend to live in a box—a self created box with boundaries that determine what you will and won’t do. It’s safe because you know the territory well. It’s where you believe that if you can get everything in its place and in control, you’ll be happy. The problem with...
Have Confidence Conversations
Don’t you just hate it when you have to initiate an uncomfortable conversation? No matter what it’s about or who it’s with, your first reaction is how to get around it, avoid it, ignore it—anything but have it. This is especially true regarding those who are looking...
Make Yourself Trustworthy
Returning from facilitating a firm leaders conference, I was struck by how frequently the issue of trust surfaced, either overtly or more subtly. Transferring leadership roles from one generation to the next is difficult, whether it’s a job, a client or a firm. Here’s...
Who Manages You?
A couple of weeks ago I met a friend of mine to catch up with how he was doing. He is a wealthy business owner who makes his millions buying and selling companies. Somehow, the discussion drifted to his frustration working with the professionals he uses to execute his...
Ask It. Don’t Hear It.
There’s a certain question that can be asked that has two meanings, depending on the circumstance. One is positive; the other isn’t. One meaning comes when YOU ASK it. The other meaning is when YOU HEAR it. So what’s the question? What Do You Expect? Scenario #1:...
Back To The Fundamentals
After watching a weekend of football, it was so obvious how important the fundamentals are. The teams that rely on the big play are inconsistent. Basic blocking and tackling aren’t that interesting, but without them, they will prevent you from winning. Same is true...
When You Don’t Get It
One of the challenges of leadership is understanding what’s important to others whose behavioral styles are different from yours. What they want and need is different from what you want and need. For instance, some of your staff want challenges, responsibility and the...
