by Mike | Jul 15, 2019 | Leadership Daily
I once told my boss I didn’t like how much travelling I was doing. I loved the work and the people. However, being gone so much was a problem as it took me from my family. I resigned sometime later citing the amount of travel. I felt powerless to change the...
by Mike | Jul 12, 2019 | Leadership Daily
Is it possible to be a perfect leader and have; all the right knowledge, perfect morale, no problems, total control and much more? For years, I tried to achieve this dream state of being a perfect leader. Truthfully, perfection is not possible in leadership. You will...
by Mike | Jul 11, 2019 | Leadership Daily
When problems occur, it is human to find fault. Which department, team or person created this problem? If you stop with finding fault, though, you have not accomplished much. The problem with finding fault is that things are not always what they seem on the surface....
by Mike | Jul 10, 2019 | Leadership Daily
No one knows as much as all of us do. The amount of time you remain stuck with a problem is proportional to the amount of time it takes you to ask for help. Given this relationship between problems and help, why do so many companies have a culture where it is unsafe...
by Mike | Jul 9, 2019 | Leadership Daily
I met a family while waiting for a flight from Chicago to Toronto. The family had been on four airplanes in 2 days. The problem was that this family was only supposed to be two airplanes over eight hours. When it comes to air travel, let’s just say; whatever...
by Mike | Jul 8, 2019 | Leadership Daily
How do you measure your leadership effectiveness? I’ve talked about how to measure the impact of your leadership before. Are you able to prove to me your leadership is effective? Recently, I was talking to a client about her team. She told me how one of her best...
