Many leaders go through life focusing on avoiding mistakes. Which is not entirely wrong. Preventing major errors can feel good. It can also feel safe. But today I want to challenge you to be bold and reach for excellence instead. Continue reading »
You know stress is bad for you and your people. It raises your personal risk of a host of ailments, which includes heart disease and cancer. One of the main problems is that the stress hormones can suppress the cells of your immune system, therefore leaving you more susceptible to infection.
In the workplace it also raises the probability of mistakes, conflict, absenteeism, delays, and turnover. Therefore, you know the message is simple: avoid stress!
Only that it’s not that simple. Continue reading »
If you think leading others is a challenge, try leading your brain! Most leaders don’t give a second thought to why leading their brains is so important. Therefore, they let it run in any direction it wants. You would not be that careless with the people you lead. Why then would you let your own brain run wildly free?
In July of 2012 Dr. Charlotte Tomaino, a clinical neuropsychologist with 30 years of experience, was interviewed by CNN. She gives some good reasons for leading your brain. Continue reading »
I know, it sounds counterintuitive. As a leader you want action and you want it now! You talk about it. You share with your people you strategic plan. You push for them to start taking immediate action. . . and nothing happens!
Maybe you need to plug people into the equation first.
Many leaders take themselves too seriously. Who says that to be a leader you can never laugh at yourself? Has laughing at oneself become a lost art? Continue reading »
You know how the phrase usually ends: “Don’t fix it.” This a popular idiom in the world of business, engineering, politics, athletics, you name it. In general, it makes sense—why worry about something that is working just fine? Continue reading »
Change is a complex interactive process. To fuel change a leader needs to focus more on cooperation and collaboration than on what doesn't work. By influencing patterns of conversations across the organization, leaders can create energy that can help fuel change. Today we are going to focus on three energies that can fuel change. Continue reading »
