Loyal Opposition

There is a type of person who might be damaging your firm. Let me identify him for you and tell you how to lead him to more productive ways. You may have heard someone described as a person who “can’t lead but won’t follow.” This character is common, particularly in [read more]

2017-07-26T19:37:10-04:00July 26th, 2017|Leading Thoughts|

The Priesthood of Knowledge

There is a disease—it’s an attitude, really—that destroys great leadership and can damage organizations. I want to identify this toxic attitude for you and help you root it out of your life and all that you lead. I call it “The Priesthood of Knowledge.” Now, let me say quickly that [read more]

2017-06-29T13:13:49-04:00June 29th, 2017|Leading Thoughts|

Survey Your Leadership

It is the Monday after Thanksgiving as I write this. As you may know, I am called upon to tell the First Thanksgiving story dozens of times during this season every year. This is not only because my academic field is American history but also because I love the Pilgrim [read more]

2016-12-01T11:30:23-05:00December 1st, 2016|Leading Thoughts|

IMP

I want to let you in on my very personalized use of a word. That word is “imp.” In normal usage, this terms refers to everything from a demon to a mischievous child. I use it for something else: those distracting, dissipating, destructive habits that often surface among team members. [read more]

2016-04-14T10:22:52-04:00April 14th, 2016|Leading Thoughts|
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