Here is an excerpt from Lee’s latest book, Leadership Matters. It contains 31 daily insights to inspire extraordinary results. day 19: Knowledge I heard this story about a member of America’s “greatest generation” that illustrates the matter of knowledge. A friend’s grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After being processed at Ellis Island, he…
Here is an excerpt from Lee’s latest book, Leadership Matters. It contains 31 daily insights to inspire extraordinary results. day 16: Integrity Without a doubt, your personal integrity is your most prized possession. Each day, that integrity is constantly tested, and you have an opportunity to prove it or lose it with every decision you…
Here is an excerpt from Lee’s latest book, Leadership Matters. It contains 31 daily insights to inspire extraordinary results. day 11: Growth Letting go of old habits isn’t easy. As my friend Byrd Baggett says, “You have to let go to grow.” Comfort certainly has its advantages – our comfy chair in the living room,…
With the end of school year upon us, I wanted to share a story from 7 Moments...that Define Excellent Leaders: Georgene Johnson got to the starting line of a weekend race 15 minutes early. It was a mistake in timing that became a defining moment in her life. The 42-year-old secretary had registered to run…
Here is an excerpt from Winners ALWAYS Quit that can help you make smarter, faster, more intuitive decisions. Tom Peters called intuition our greatest gift. It’s the feeling we get when what we are seeing doesn’t match up with the facts we think we know; it’s the sudden move we make without thinking that saves…
Video of okvWG3LxE6M I love a good quotation as much as anyone. In fact, I remember a classic from way back when I was a kid ... “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” Boy, my dad drilled that phrase into my head! We’ve all heard that one and may have even passed it onto…
Competence describes more than just your skills and knowledge. Competence represents anything that improves your ability to perform including your knowledge, skills, relationships, resourcefulness, processes, systems and information. Building your competence boosts your confidence ... and confidence is a close friend to high achievers. Building your competence is like cleaning your house. If you stop…
I love a good quotation as much as anyone. I remember a classic quote from way back when I was a kid (I’m still a kid at heart, even if not in years). The quote was "Winners never quit and quitters never win." We’ve all heard that one and may have even tried to live…
(This report is an excerpt from “7 Moments… That Define Excellent Leaders”.) Success naturally makes us comfortable. We want to enjoy our success, so we tend to slow down... just a little, we let our focus slip… just a little, we play it safe… just a little. It might be hard to see this in…
(This report is an excerpt from “7 Moments… That Define Excellent Leaders”.) We live in a society defined by its insecurities. We fear the loss of our jobs, our health, our money, our relationships, our sense of control. Here is a sampling of some less common fears to illustrate how far human fears reach: Dendrophobia…
