Sound Decisions: Applying Lessons Learned
If you can’t be a good example, then you’ll just have to be a horrible warning. ~ Catherine Aird As a leader, making sound decisions
If you can’t be a good example, then you’ll just have to be a horrible warning. ~ Catherine Aird As a leader, making sound decisions
Despite numerous obstacles, most leaders I work with excel at making sound decisions. But let’s face it: no one is perfect. Increasing pressures and chaotic climates
As a leader, what has been your greatest obstacle to making sound decisions? Was it an external event? Or was it an internal struggle? Like
When it comes to making sound decisions, do you trust your intuitive thinking? Or do you rely more on data and analyses? I wrote about this
Do we have a need for better decision-making? You certainly don’t have to look far to see the pressures and expectations that face leaders today
Have you mastered leadership patience? It’s more important than ever; ask any leader who has successfully transformed an organization. Successful change takes time. It takes
In today’s fast-paced culture, leaders who are able to make quick decisions and take fast action are often perceived as confident, intelligent and strong. Conversely,
I’ve been writing about leadership courage. We often forget that fears are part of the universal human experience. They’re normal, to some degree, for leaders
As a leader, how do you experience negative critique from others? Perhaps this is the secret of leadership courage: the skill of gracefully receiving negative
Do you have leadership courage? One of the common aspects I’ve noticed about courageous leaders is that they have a support network of solid relationships.
Listening may be the most difficult skill to master when communicating effectively. But master it, we can! The non-verbal part of communicating is the most
How do you test your leadership insights? “Innovation is seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” ~ Dr. Albert, Szent-
An organization’s health is only as sound as its leader’s decisions. Some companies prosper from wise leadership directions, while others struggle after flawed choices—choices that
How a leader responds to adversity reveals how effective that leader truly is. Reactions to setbacks or crises not only test leadership character but define