There is a condition of heart that is defining the difference between success and failure in our current crises. Let me explore it with you. You know that I deal with the “soft factors” of leadership in these Leading Thoughts. You have plenty of sources for the more technical things [read more]
I read a story this past week that reinforced an important lesson of leadership. Let me tell you that story and then help us all incorporate this lesson into our lives. Probably since your early school days, you’ve heard the story of Rosa Parks, the courageous African-American lady who refused [read more]
I want to urge on you a very simple practice that will make a huge difference in your leadership life. It is this: Punctuate Your Priorities. Allow me to use a couple of personal examples to explain. During most of this summer, I’ve had reason to make a fifteen minute [read more]
There is a distinction I want you to make, one that will help make you a better leader. It is the distinction between the locker room and the game. We have a culture around us that is given to much talk. We should be glad for it. We can’t be [read more]
The times in which we live are calling us to use all of our leadership skills and step into each challenge with the full array of our leadership tools. I want to talk to you about one particular skill we’ll have to sharpen if we are going to lead and [read more]
One of the arts of great leadership is learning to draw from the lives of those who have led well. Just such a leader has recently passed from this life and I want to tell you a bit about him and of the principles he built his life upon. His [read more]
Let me briefly tell you the “Tale of Two Pilots” by way of illustrating a leadership principle you’ll need to master in the coming months. I was on a plane flying through a storm system. The flight was bumpy and the skies outside the plane window were threatening. I had [read more]
We all pretty much know how it is going to go in the coming months. The Covid-19 restrictions are going to continue to lift. The nation will get back to business. Still, people will be hesitant, scared. There will also be restrictions that hold us back—limits on the number of [read more]
We are just now watching the lifting of coronavirus restrictions worldwide. It is sweet to see grandparents hug their grandchildren, long delayed funerals finally take place, and life make a turn toward something approaching normal. Yet before we fully leave our caves, I want you to ponder your experience and [read more]
I want to talk to you about the care and feeding of a leader. More directly, I want to talk about the unique leadership diet you need during these times. That we are going through a bruising season is something I do not need to tell you. What I may [read more]