Common Sense Leadership
Type leadership into Amazon’s search bar and you’ll be offered a list of more than 60,000 books on the topic. Books about what leadership is,… Read More »Common Sense Leadership
Type leadership into Amazon’s search bar and you’ll be offered a list of more than 60,000 books on the topic. Books about what leadership is,… Read More »Common Sense Leadership
What can a collegiate-level cyber defense competition teach us about leadership? The answer, it seems, is “quite a bit.” A recent article (In Cyber Defense,… Read More »Can your team have too much communication?
Coach. Say the word and different pictures come to mind. Some might think of a favorite sports coach while others conjure images (good or bad)… Read More »9 Ways to Create the Perfect Coaching Relationship
One thing is almost universally true about this time of year, people are busy. One student lamented to me last year that she had a… Read More »Three Things Great Leaders Do When They Are “Too Busy to Lead”
A prerequisite for effective and high-performing teams is trust among its members. According to Patrick Lencioni, author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, trust is… Read More »Toxic Behavior Destroys Team Trust
“I’m not sure about that new guy. He doesn’t seem to be fitting in and doesn’t seem to know what he’s doing. Why’d you hire… Read More »Five Steps to Helping the New Hire Fit In
“Sure, I know where we’re going, follow me.” As you set off for the restaurant with friends in tow, you are filled with confidence. But… Read More »“Follow me!” Are you ready to say this?
“Sam is a great leader.” “Why do you say that?” “Well, because…” What follows is usually a rather subjective description of certain characteristics that generally… Read More »Are you an effective leader? Five ways to know.
Have you ever had one of those sleep-deprived nights where you hear Drip…Drip…….Drip? I have. You would think this would have been annoying enough to… Read More »Leaky Faucets and Leadership
Having recently been promoted, one person told me about over-hearing someone mention getting an email from “the boss”, only to come to the frightening realization… Read More »You’re the new leader, now what?