The more we lead, the more we work with leaders, and the more we parent our own children, the more we see compelling parallels between leadership and parenting. Leaders are parents, and parents are leaders. They are in different settings with parallel roles. Here are 12 secrets your employees (kids) want their leaders (parents) to know: Keep Things in Perspective Accept…
How do YOU capture a moment? Do you take a mental picture in your mind or do you take it digitally like these concert fans in the photo? At nearly every concert or event you can see as many phones recording photo or videos of moment as you can see eyes watching it. It's great…
Would you rather be given $1 million right now or receive one penny that doubles each day for a month? Most of us, like "a bird in the hand," would opt for the $1 million up front. Can you believe that doubling your penny daily yields over $10 million in just one month? To nip…
The blessing of life also brings with it a multitude of adversities we all face – challenges with career, family, finances, relationships, feeling overwhelmed or struggling with depression. Continued negative news on many fronts and the stress of a new school year can magnify these challenges. I was personally uplifted as I recalled an inspiring…
Video of ullRbAv2hUY Creating accountability is one of the most common challenges for leaders of organizations, teams, communities and families. Whether you lead many or you lead only yourself, accountability for results separates the best from the rest. I hear the word accountability spoken dozens of times during planning sessions with my clients. It is something…
A pencil maker told the pencil 5 important lessons just before putting it in the box: Everything you do you will always leave a mark. You can always correct the mistakes you make. What is important is what is inside of you. In life, you will undergo painful sharpening which will only make you better.…
Human communication is imperfect primarily because we are imperfect. Sometimes it is more imperfect than others. For example, a few years my wife informed our son that I would be speaking at the Inc. Leadership Forum in San Diego and he would join me on a father-son adventure in San Diego. My son seemed excited…
Have you ever felt like you were trying to follow conflicting directions to navigate to your goal? In today’s whirlwind of changes, this image might feel less like a humorous sign and more like a daunting reality. We help top notch leaders remove the guesswork from their journey. With clear thinking and practical tools, our…
George de Mestral, the inventor of Velcro, found a breakthrough in the simplest of things around us. In his case, it was a burr from a field while he was hunting in the Swiss Alps. His story of sticking with it is one of many stories from past and present we share in Stick with…
In Orchestrating Attitude we discuss controlling your inputs. Your mind is your ultimate personal computer. Like your laptop at home, sometimes you might forget to turn on your mental virus protection program allowing negative thoughts to invade your mind – without even realizing it. So, the computer adage “Garbage in, garbage out” as it applies…
