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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

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

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

Simplicity…it is kind of ironic that the word is rather long as far as words go; in fact, it is the longest word in this sentence. Seriously, am I odd for spending time thinking about such things, or do other people get haunted by inconsistencies like these? Simplicity, a word that is supposed to r Read More

When most people think about business reputation, they think about the reputation of the business itself. But a business cannot really have a reputation. No, the reputation is set by the people within the business, and the example starts with you.

It does not matter if you’re the CEO of a Fortun Read More

Marketing is all about finding people interested in what you have to offer, nothing more and certainly nothing less. The bottom line is that you can’t sell anything, no matter how good you are at selling, or how great your product is, or how efficient your supply chain is, if no one walks into your Read More

Yes, business literally can and has changed the whole world, but I am more worried about changing someone else’s world. Read More