Successful visionary leaders are drawn to considerable challenges, huge potential and foreseeable payoffs. But with great rewards, come great risks. Nurture visionary leadership toward the
How do you define a “winning team”? Competing for the drum section leader position of my high school band taught me lessons about life that
If you were to define the key elements required to be an effective leader, what would they be? Where you work, which qualities are valued
The term “information age” insufficiently captures our current business landscape. We face unprecedented data streams, vast knowledge networks and unknown problems. Success hinges on how
What impact do your leadership communications have? Do they result in people feeling more valued and able to contribute? Do they bring people together to
What do you think will be the priority skills for organizational leadership in 2019? I’ve been writing about this in recent posts. Some schools of
In my work as a coach, I have seen the challenges associated with being a fixer leader. They can come across as hyper-critical and insensitive, and
Positive leaders have a genuinely encouraging mindset and determination to see the good in things. They continually battle negativity, model positivity and reinforce the expectation of a
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
Business is an active, demanding endeavor. Only those who consistently apply themselves succeed. Organizations that thrive require leaders who actively dream, plan, engage, solve, pursue,
Surveys and studies indicate global job dissatisfaction is at a two-decade high. Disengaged employees account for nearly 70 percent of the workforce, which significantly affects
