Thought Leaders

Just take a look. When you're at a ballgame or in the grocery store or at your house of faith. Observe how different the noses are on each of the faces. Or, the differences in the shape of the ears. Or, the varying heights of the folks in attendance. The differences...

High functioning organizational teams are the result of many variables. Here are some of the important elements that  go into that complex melting pot: Purpose Clarity of Vision Autonomy in work deployment Alignment of skills to assignment Fair compensation Trust...

The people I admire most live in a constant state of challenge. They challenge themselves daily to get better at both the things they already do well and those areas where they still "need a little work." These folks make a habit of getting better, every day, on...

How often do we feel like we run off into the ditch in organizational work. More often than not, our getting into the ditch has to do with the complexities with which we are dealing. As one of my mentors is fond of saying, "There's a whole lot of ways to get it wrong,...

A wise and valued mentor of mine (aka ED) drew my attention to one of the biggest challenges we face in attempting to accomplish important things. ED helped me understand that in most cases, the executive team and the mid-management leadership all share the same...

"Failing forward" is a phrase we hear with some frequency. And, it makes sense. IF we are bold...       IF we take risks to achieve ambitious and important things...            IF we step out of our comfort zone...  There will inevitably be some fails.  But, then...

The best leaders I know keep us all pointed in the right direction. They make sure we all know where we're headed and why we're headed there. They relentlessly communicate the Vision by... Making the Vision synonymous with the brand. Hiring people who share the...

Grand plans and lofty projects are often hatched as result of stakeholder conversations. Most of them look and feel extremely important. Some are. Far too often they are codified (in a three-ring binder) and put on a shelf, usually somewhere in the Boss's office or on...

I have long been convinced that the day we stop learning and growing is the day we put our first foot in the grave. If that is true (or even close to true), then how might we be measuring our growth? Learning new skills? Finding a new way to serve others? Reading in...

TONS have been written and produced in the interest of unlocking the keys to successful leadership. We've all read, seen, and heard the voluminous advice and admonitions. In my profession of education we often refer to the "knowing-doing gap." It's that void between...