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OK, this may seem counterintuitive. After all, aren’t leaders supposed to be self-confident, ready for action, and always sure of exactly what they want? According to today’s pop culture, a BIG EGO seems like quality number one for a great leader. Of course let me ask: how many of today’s leaders w Read More

The scary trend of using systems that allow grades and exams to dictate who is hired, promoted, and even fired!

For the last 25-50 years, our society has taught us, as children and students, that people are only as good, worthy, and smart as their grades on a test. Grades become less and less im Read More

Leaders who are willing to speak the hard truth understand that people grow when they are challenged. Raising the bar and calling people to the carpet is not a bad thing: it is part of being a good leader. Sure, there is a balance. You don’t want to belittle people by constantly pointing out their Read More

I think if you asked most people how they would identify a great leader they would tell you that great leaders change the world. This is a very lofty goal, yet it has become the popular sentiment. People are always talking about wanting to change the world. The problem is that leadership is all abo Read More

Accountability. Today, this is almost the equivalent of a four letter word. Culturally, we don’t like it! We don’t want to be held to it, and it seems too politically incorrect to hold others to it. Yet, at the same time, we love the word. We want to hold our politicians accountable; we teach our c Read More

Today’s pop culture version of leadership often revolves around media and power hungry attention grabbers. The idea is that whoever can yell the loudest must be the leader. But what if this is not the true definition of a leader? What if leadership is more about sacrifice and humility than about fa Read More

In a culture that fills our minds with get rich quick schemes, instant YouTube fame, and clickbait that somehow goes viral, it can be hard to find good examples of modern day leaders. As I mentioned in my last article, the first in this seven part series, Leadership: A Misunderstood Word, today’s v Read More

I saw a job posting today titled “Team Leader.” It is not an unusual title for entry level management jobs, such as the one being advertised, but it struck me as sad that such a powerful and important word could be used so nonchalantly. A leader cannot be created because a title is bestowed upon a Read More

Today, I made a list of all the things that I have to catch up on after missing four days of work during a quick vacation to see my brother-in-law get married in Montana. As I laid out the list, I realized something very odd. There were a lot more than four missed days of tasks to accomplish! As I Read More

It may seem odd to put those two phrases together, “Consumer Research” and “Small Business.” Consumer research seems like such a big business tactic (and it is), but that does not mean that there is not a version of it that small businesses can use for their own advantage. Read More