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Tuning into any news source these days can be an exercise in controlled terror – domestic terrorism, political unrest, wars,...
Discover how to improve your strategic leadership skills by thinking in new and disruptive ways. At some point in your career, how many of you have been told, “You must be more strategic”? I’ll bet many of you. My clients’ come to me perplexed and are often overwhelmed with this...
I never knew Aubrae Gunderson. She died on September 26, 2005. It was a tragic accident; she was struck by...
Throughout my career in human resources, I have heard several managers and business owners say “I am here to run...
Could Our World End If Emotional Intelligence Disappeared? “If you are tuned out of your own emotions, you will be poor at reading them in other people” – Daniel Goleman. Leadership is an important skill to develop if you want to succeed in your chosen profession. You don’t need to...
A review of the leadership literature provides one with a plethora of definitions and theories, all of which are defined...
Let’s say you’re interviewing a new applicant for a job and you feel something is off. You can’t quite put...
So how do we do become more influential by mimicking others? Imagine you’re stuck in the throes of a tense housing negotiation. You’ve been searching for months, and you finally found a place you like. It’s got a great yard, more than enough space, and a beautiful open layout that...
What exactly are cost overruns anyway? And why failing to plan for challenging times could lead to disaster? You probably...
The best advice comes from people who have actually been there and done that. For this reason, I often sit...
You can confidently say that risk-taking is synonymous with entrepreneurship. When starting, no entrepreneur is sure of the future. And, the survival rate for new companies isn’t as high as one would hope. According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, there are over 582 million individuals in this world in the...
How do you incentivize people to do a good job? How do you keep them motivated? It would be nice...
People say that leaders come in all shapes and sizes but, in practice, how often do they look beyond the...
When I speak with business owners or managers about leadership and I mention that the most important person they will lead is themselves, I’m often met with comments such as; “Hold on, isn’t being a leader all about focusing on our followers?“ To be very clear, No! Leadership is based...
If you are going to be hiring an executive, you want someone on your team who is going to add...
Serendipity – others call it luck or Divine Intervention – means a “fortunate happenstance” or “pleasant surprise”. It was coined...
There have been many remarkable leaders who have done remarkable things throughout history. As different as they were and are, a majority of them have these seven traits in common: 1. An Ethical Code People will not follow someone they cannot trust. And someone is always watching you. Simple! 2. A Good Judgement This is not...
How to build trust in a professional relationship through effective communication. Early in my professional (post-university) career, I was attending...
Leadership is one of the most important phenomena in social interactions. Mills (2005) in his book, ‘Leadership: How to Lead, How...
