There’s a dynamic I want you to watch for in your firm. It’s one you’ve likely encountered before but one that you may not have put language to or scanned for consistently. It happens when someone taints a process with a deforming demand and thus ends up controlling outcome. The [read more]
I want to challenge you in this Leading Thoughts to do something that likely won’t be pleasant. I want you to take an inventory of your insecurities. I ask this of you only to make you a better leader. We all have our insecurities. Think of them as tender spots [read more]
I have been looking back over my life a bit recently and I’ve come to a conclusion that I think might help you. So, let me risk talking about myself for a moment. Though I am not a fearful person, I have come to realize that at certain important junctures [read more]
There is an old truth that “everything reproduces after its kind.” This may be a reality of nature, but it is death to great leadership. Let me explain. One of the most difficult things for me to coach leaders into doing is hiring and encouraging leaders who are different from [read more]
Not long ago I had the privilege of taking my two children to Berlin, Germany, where I spent the majority of my teen years. We visited my old house and school and talked by the hour about what my life was like in those days, living as I did behind [read more]