“Someday” is Today

On January 3, 2019

I was talking with a friend at the gym a few weeks ago. An energetic super-positive big-hearted guy. We were sharing intentions about what we wanted to focus on in the coming year. He mentioned his dream is to someday start an orphanage in his native country. He mused, “When I’m 40…” (quite a few

Stuck On A Problem? The Best Question Ever A Leader Can Ask

On October 6, 2015

What is the most powerful question you can ask when an employee has a problem? — How would you like me to help you think about this? — Yet, what’s our natural tendency? We make comparisons: “Oh I had something like that happen to me

A Challenge From One Vet To Another

On November 11, 2014

TO: OIF/OEF Vets FROM: A Cold War Vet Like the rest of the nation on this Veterans Day, I offer a heartfelt “thank you for your service.” You embody everything good and noble that this nation was founded on. – Some of you joined the military because it was a family tradition. – Some of

The Straight Path Is Not Always Best

On May 8, 2014

Sometimes the straight path is not the best way to get to your destination. On one particularly strenuous morning during my recent trek in Nepal, we hiked up 3,400 steps. I approached this day with much trepidation. I had not had a good experience doing a ‘step’ climb in Tanzania (the infamous Barranco Wall). While I

On January 8, 2013

Have you ever been in one of those meetings where someone brings up an idea…and the rest of the group tears it apart like a pack of hungry crows on a piece of road kill? All too many times, you say? Here’s an idea—“Top It!” I have witnessed—and embarrassing to admit, been part of—organizations who

On June 11, 2012

What if YOU are the ‘Atlas’ Manager? In Part I we gave a name to this type of manager, the one who tries to do everything–the Atlas Manager. In Part II, I suggested a couple of ways if you are the team member to try to get the Atlas manager to loosen their grip and include others in

“Someday” is Today

Stuck On A Problem? The Best Question Ever A Leader Can Ask

A Challenge From One Vet To Another

The Straight Path Is Not Always Best

Ideas In Your Organization: Road Kill Or Innovation Engine? Top It!

Identifying The ‘Atlas’ Manager–Part III