6 Ways To Make Emotional Deposits

We are all familiar with the metaphor of making emotional deposits and taking withdrawals from another person both personally and professionally.  When you end up taking more than you give to another person you end up with a negative balance and believe me there are serious fees and late charges involved. Stephen Covey in his […]

The Nostalgia Of The Past

Most of us are over scheduled and have way too much stress in our lives.  As a reaction to the pressure of the present we often find ourselves looking back and longing for a time when life was simpler and slower than it is today. What we selectively seem to forget is that the past […]

How To Overcome A Bad Day

Regardless of how great a leader you become you will still experience bad days.  They are a reality of life and we need to know how to work our way out of these days or we can lose our perspective and then our momentum.  Carey Nieuwhof has very practical suggestions on how to move forward: […]

Questions For Healthy Leaders

Many times in life we spend too much time answering the wrong questions.  It really feels like progress but in the end we don’t accomplish the things in life that matter most.  Jenni Catron writes great post that clarifies the questions we should be asking: Most days I have more questions than I have answers. […]

5 Priorities For Leading Change

Most leaders understand there are powerful forces in place to maintain the status quo both on a personal level and with an organizational culture as well.  Therefore choosing the timing of when to start a change process that you want to be successful is critical. If you don’t have any of the following priorities in […]