The Question Never Ends

If your career success were represented as a target, what would you label the bullseye? How much money you made? The degree of status you achieved? The depth of expertise in your discipline? The complex problems you solved? The number and quality of relationships you...

Go Ahead. Tell Them.

Recently I spoke to a group of managers and leaders about how to lead their people to higher performance. After all, that is one of the primary evidences of effective leadership. And a leader’s primary tool for improving the performance of their people is to give...

Be A Good Driver

In some parts of the country, driving straight roads create the illusion you are a good driver. You get going on your way and your only worry is staying inside the lines. You assume that the road will remain in the way you entered it. But when you have to negotiate...

Be Fluent In Both

I am told that to be fluent in another language, you have to actually think in that language, not just translate words and phrases. Well, the same is true of tactical and strategic thinking. Tactical thinkers concentrate on knowing the right answers. Their focus is...

Your Second Chance

Everyone deserves a second chance. The first chance sometimes doesn’t go well, or you didn’t prepare as fully as you should have, or your limited experience worked against you. So, here’s a second chance for you. In last week’s message, I asked you to identify...