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…
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.…
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…
My wife and business partner, Julie, enjoys a nice cold Perrier sparkling water as her preferred beverage. Although she finds it very refreshing, anyone who is familiar with the green, bottled water knows that once it gets warm or flat your dog might not even want to drink it. To avoid wasting water, Julie saves…
During my interview with Margie Blanchard, she discussed finding your balance. Margie suggested taking a mental helicopter ride to look at your life and gain perspective. Particularly during the stressful times, maintaining a healthy perspective helps us keep our senses of humor and gratitude. As I reflected on the topic of perspective, I thought this…
Our actions speak more eloquently than anything we can say about ourselves. Humility is not thinking less of ourselves but thinking of ourselves less. We can all afford to say less about ourselves and do more for others. ------------------- Find quick insights on 31 leadership topics in Leadership Matters. "Leadership Matters is full of simple…
