Along with many things, a dynamic and inspiring leader knows how to dream, plan, prepare, perform, and follow up, plus one more thing which I believe is a hallmark quality of someone who is truly helping their organization make things happen.  They continually ask the question…”What’s next?” It’s true that after a big activity, event, […]

One of my favorite stories from the many books I’ve read about Walt Disney’s life and leadership comes from a book I’ve quoted on many occasions.  The book is Think Out of the Box and was written by the team of Vance and Deacon in 1995.  I love this book and I’ve included concepts and […]

In this post I want to introduce a topic which I have been developing over the past few years and about which I intend to write in depth in the future.  It is what I call compassionate change, or, leading transformational change without being a jerk about it!  If you’ve been around the block at […]

I believe leaders must have the courage and conviction to speak truth in love to their team, their superiors, and the general public, and be equally willing to hear the truth from all stakeholders, especially members of their immediate team.  Leaders without the emotional intelligence competency of empathy (Goleman, Boyatzis, & McKee, 2002) and the […]

Leadership guru John Maxwell is a master at developing other leaders.  He has made it a life mission and has done more for the development of others than virtually anyone else.  In The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (1998) he states, “You will go to the highest level only if you begin developing leaders instead […]