What makes a Good Leader?
I could add further context to today's quotation, but I'd rather have you take the time you would otherwise spend reading ... to consider the powerful ramifications of this adage as you go about your day ... every day.It's Accountability at its most basic level.Embedding this simple mantra into your…
Would You Be Proud of Your Culture if Mom & Dad Were Watching?
What happened to the simple lessons your parents taught you? You don't want to be this week's whipping boy. The candidate this week seems to be Elon Musk and his purchase of Twitter. (It's amazing the range of negative responses throughout the Twitterverse when he doesn't own it yet and…
Start Drinking. Coffee First. A Chilled Mug of Amnesia Next.
Go ahead. Take a seat and start sipping that delicious mug of amnesia. Feel free to pound down more than one if you need it. Think of it as good news. No calories. Low carbs. Non fat … AND loaded with the protein you need to turbocharge your organization. How…
Learned Behavior is One of Our Biggest Obstacles.
It’s fascinating to me how our learned behaviors so often get in the way of our otherwise sound instincts. Imposter syndrome is one of these afflictions. Although it is defined in several ways, it refers to a fear of failure and doubts about your capabilities. People who experience that syndrome…
Who do you wish you didn’t have on your team?
I don’t know of a single leader among the hundreds I’ve coached over the last few decades who wouldn’t nod their head and say something like, “Yup. That’s about right.” when they see this quote from the book, The 4 Disciplines of Execution: You don’t hear leaders saying, “I wish…
Challenges in the Workplace
This quote speaks volumes about the changes the pandemic has provoked across the Workplace. If you don't take it to heart, the uphill battle is even steeper. Stay tuned. There s more coming in this week's Sword Tips newsletter. If you missed the one from last week, you can find…
9 Easy Steps to Ruin Your Reputation
If anything teaches us about how to handle ourselves in public, er, how NOT to do it, the incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock at last week’s Oscar’s event, and its aftermath, is a textbook example of exactly how NOT to do it. It provides an instructive roadmap about…
Does Communication = Collaboration?
One of the most popular words in the business lexicon these days is collaboration. Everyone’s eager to flatten the organization, get rid of hierarchy, eliminate command-and-control structures and collaborate across broad multifunctional teams. Do we really understand collaboration and why it’s become such a ubiquitous battle cry? On most days,…