Learning How To Follow Up
I am great at starting things and not so good at finishing them. When working in a team environment I can easily delegate but rarely build in feedback loops to ensure the project will be successful. Brad Lomenick gives us some very practical tools to resolve this problem: “As all of us know, when dealing […]
Man In The Mirror
I finally realized after many years of making excuses that the hardest person in my life to deal with was myself. If you can discipline yourself to keep yourself at the top of your priority list then you will solve most of the other problems in your life. I was reviewing my Life Plan today […]
3 Battles Leaders Lose Every Time
Leadership is a dance through the minefield at best. We are challenged to be proactive and to be at our best everyday and yet sometimes that personal drive causes us to shift the focus from whats best for the team to whats best for me. Carey Nieuwhof has an excellent and challenging post about our […]
The Leaders Bucket List
I have watched this movie probably 5 times and I want to say its because of the incredible acting. But beyond that we all cannot help but think about what things would make our list. When it really gets serious for me is when the things are not for fun anymore but for the influence […]
7 Ways To Reduce Stress And Restore Sanity
Too much stress and the lack of margin that produces it may be the single greatest leadership challenge of living today. We even get stressed over the fact that we are stressed. There are some practical and effective things we all can do to reduce and even effectively manage this chronic problem. As always, Michael […]