Are You a Grateful Leader?

Gratitude – the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Are you grateful for those you lead? If you are, good on you, and if you aren’t then odds are, you aren’t inspiring them to follow you and they’re working out of compliance, not...

Leadership, Courage and Commitment

Leadership, Courage and Commitment – I found all three of these qualities this week at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial on a cliff just above Omaha Beach in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. I found them in the names of 9,387 servicemen, 307 of which are Unknowns (those which could not be...

5 Quintessential Keys of Leadership

Recently I facilitated a Leadership Training for a local company in business for over 20 years. It went very well and the managers all had positive comments. After talking with the participants, what I found was the lack of in house training for these great group of people. So it got me thinking, why...

A Risk a Day Keeps the Old Results Away!

I love that line! Why, because I came up with it and because it’s so true! LOL! Seriously, one day while hiking with my wife Melissa, we were talking about how to create the results you desire and I came up with “A risk a day will keep the old results away,” meaning by taking risks in the context of...

To Leave or Not to Leave, THAT is the Question!

The other night I had a conversation with a friend about the trials and tribulations of their job. They’ve been at their current position for about 1 year now and it’s a position they created as a result of their persistence and commitment to the company. This person is a dedicated, loyal and caring...

Is Feedback Valuable?

According to the dictionary, Feedback is: to offer or suggest (information, ideas, etc) in reaction to an inquiry, experiment, etc. The key words in the definition are in reaction to an inquiry. Is feedback valuable? Of course it is, when it’s requested. How many times in your life has someone given you...