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Easy Path Not Always Best
The doctor in the small French village was about to retire. For years he had been on call. Day and night, he had cared for villagers, often without payment. As the day of his retirement approached, the villagers wanted to do something special for him. The people...
Virtual Meeting Protocol – Guidelines
We’re all Zooming and Teaming in an effort to stay in touch, connect and get things done in the safest and most efficient manner possible. So, how do we compensate for the lack of human connection by sitting at the boardroom table or hanging out in the kitchen and...
Experience vs Inexperience
We typically pay more and receive greater value when we select someone with experience. Their experience has taken years to develop typically through education, trial and error, resets, retrying and refining. Generally speaking, when we pay for experience, we get...
Leading and Working in a Virtual World
The pandemic has forced us to change the way we work, think and interact with one another. Some are still trying to figure out what’s next, learning to pivot, learning new technologies and coming to grips with the "current normal." Others are not only surviving, but...
Who’s in Control?
Most of us think we’re in charge of our decisions and actions, it turns out we’re not in as much control of our actions as we’d like to think. Our subconscious and unconscious mind is actually in the driver’s seat most of the time. A Duke University study estimates...
“You” as the Product
The first sale you make is yourself. What does your brand promise? What do you deliver? Do you instill confidence on others? Are you appealing? Ask yourself - “Would I buy me?” Too many people try to hitch their personal brand to the company they work for, an online...
Infinite Leadership
What game are you playing? Is it all about short term, quarterly outcomes or long-term transformational impact? Being tactical and clever allows you to meet corporate targets. Short term wins are important, required and can serve as steppingstones to bigger and more...
COVID – Change Catalyst or Excuse?
COVID has disrupted our lives and will continue to do so for many years to varying degrees. At "worst" it has been, and continues to be, destructive. At “best” it has forced many to do what they have been procrastinating on for years – innovating, growing and acting....
Are You Willing to Step Up and Out?
Your willingness to step up, challenge the status quo, and be a change catalyst within your community, firm, and even your family, based on your principles and values is what may make the biggest difference and have the most impact. Being a change-maker means...
Moving Forward…
Throughout the pandemic, I’ve witnessed some leaders model best practices while others have demonstrated worst practices that will undermine their effectiveness and credibility and potentially weaken their organization. The past several months have taught those who...
A Time for Intentional Leadership!
You are a leader! Whether by title, office or most importantly your actions. In this challenging and anxiety inducing time, what is required are calm, levelheaded and confident leaders we can look to for direction and balanced perspectives. No one has all the answers....
Bad Leaders Can Destroy Organizations
Bad leaders have no willing followers. Employees perform based on duty, the need to stay out of their boss’s bad books and the need for a pay cheque. Employees will follow the instructions of management if the employee has no viable career alternatives. Commitments...
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