When asked “What’s the most difficult aspect of your job as a manager”? Most managers will say emphatically PEOPLE. Doesn’t matter what context every dilemma/challenge a manager faces has to do with people….according to most. Read more…
FAILING into “Servant Leadership Luck” Because like many of you I’ve failed on more than a few occasions in my life….but I’ve succeeded a lot and not necessarily only financially or career wise but “SERVANTLY WISE”! Read more…
Whether it’s volunteering, mentoring or helping the small business down the street the next “Value Proposition” for global success is lifting others. It’s no longer just being a stalwart for social responsibility it’s understanding what’s Read more…
The one thing the Black Panther movie has taught us ALL is that inclusion can be very profitable. Smart business people have preached for some time that the only color acceptable to everyone on the Read more…
Sometimes I like most get caught up in business language rather than the real application. “Sales Force Effectiveness” is that ambiguous business language that quite frankly has very little real application. Isn’t sales force effectiveness Read more…
Albert Einstein said “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value”. Einstein’s quote places a rather interesting twist on success and if I’m reading between the lines it’s not a positive Read more…
“Standing out in a world where everybody is yelling LOOK AT ME” My wife asks me the other day “Do I have presence, do I command attention when I walk into a room”? I Read more…
The saying “Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail” can be true or false depending on the planning process. Have you ever been in a planning meeting (disguised as a “Strategy Meeting”) that was nothing Read more…
It can be a blessing and it can be a curse but one thing is clear…a lacking grey haired leader is noticeable. Let’s be honest we all have a predisposed bias for the person at Read more…
They say the two guarantees in life are death and taxes…and some will say it’s the taxes that cause the death. I’d like to make a 3rd appendage to that short list and argue that Read more…
