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Most of us want something we don't currently have. Sometimes it tangible stuff, sometimes intangible. Wishing for it, however, usually doesn't fulfill our aspirations. Consider a well-used recipe for getting what we want: Be crystal clear about what it is we want....

Tomes have been written about effective leadership.  One of my faves is Primal Leadership, written by Daniel Goleman, et al (you can find it under the Book Recommendation tab on this site). In the book, DG articulates six types of leaders: Visionary, Affiliative,...

Fear in the workplace is like putting shackles on continuous improvement. When team members have fear, the very best in potential performance and the highest aspirations of the organization are mired in concrete. What would cause apprehension and tentativeness in the...

Empowered teams are powerful teams. They can get "stuff" done. Teams that are DIS-empowered feel/look/smell like this: De-energized Helpless Listless Weak Fearful Useless De-valued Teams that feel empowered feel/look/smell like this: Bold Eager Confident Energized...

Nobody likes annual evaluations. Well, perhaps a few masochists or sadists do, but none of the rest of us do. Why do those yearly events cause us so much angst? From my experience on both sides of that table, it always feels painful due to the judgmental-prescriptive...

Leadership, effective leadership, is a shared endeavor. Just like intelligence, it is always collective; never singular. Yet, some think otherwise. They think... Accountability flows only in one direction. Others only improve with their help. Dissent should be...

In most organizations, we've got the people we've got. Only in the rarest of situations does the leader of an organization get to craft the team from scratch. And in most organizations cleaning house and starting over is not an option. Some leaders I have watched...

One of my mentors asserts that "every decision is a political decision." Over the years I have come to appreciate the wisdom in that assertion. I have also come to believe that every decision we make is an ethical decision. Each and every decision we make reflects our...