How to Avoid Frustration with Others
As leaders, if we are not careful, we end up spending so much emotional energy on managing, explaining, and dealing with frustrations related to why people do or don’t do what we think they should. The source of our frustration is expecting people to do something they are not doing and believing it is because […]
The Magical Trio of Leadership
Regardless of the team you have or the organization you lead, strive to reach a stage of clarity about your vision that includes these three focuses: Aiming for excellence People are growing The world is impacted Spend your time and effort to create such an organization, hiring people and expecting the following from them: “If […]
To Be Nimble, You Must Be Healthy
Many leaders know the way to go, but their organizations are not healthy enough to make the necessary changes. A few years ago, to avoid an unexpected negative business situation, one of my partners suggested we hire 90 people within three months in one of the countries where we serve. The senior leadership agreed, so […]
Two Words To Direct Your Focus
I recently met with a notable CEO who told me, “I have been telling my staff that we need to focus on two words: growth and acceleration.” Wow. I love it. Two words though? That’s it? Can you summarize everything you want your team to focus on for the next six months to a year […]
Is There a Story Here?
Is there a story here? A story that resonates? This is a question you and I should ask ourselves as leaders. I learned to be alert to a story from a PR executive I encountered in a ministry I volunteer with. He is always on the hunt for a good story he can share with […]
Summing Up Marketing in Four Words
Marketing success can be summarized in these four words: Winning hearts and minds. Continuing from yesterday’s article, this advice from a marketing executive really struck home. Winning hearts and minds hit home with me because these four words perfectly depict how I feel about leadership. I shared an illustration yesterday detailing how the phrase describes […]
Summing Up Leadership in Four Words
Leadership success can be summed up in these four words: Winning hearts and minds. A few weeks ago, I had a consulting visit with a marketing executive who said marketing is about winning hearts and minds (a topic I will share more on tomorrow). As she said these words, I thought to myself, this sounds […]
The Importance of Balancing Strategy and Adaptability
For many years, a close friend and business advisor told me that I must have a strategic roadmap, a five to ten year plan, but I resisted. Like many leaders with an entrepreneurial bent, I enjoy the freedom of the open road. I am always looking for new opportunities. Once I understood all the planning […]
The Fastest Way to Grow
The fastest way to grow is in partnership. When I first heard this principle, I had an immediate revolt to the idea. Still, I kept thinking about it because I highly respect the person who said it. A few years later, after thinking and observing, I am now a believer. Initially I wondered, Aren’t partners […]
Advantages to Getting Your Masters After 40
If you have been thinking about going back to school, particularly for some time, I recommend getting online to see what your options are and consider how you could successfully integrate your education into your current stage in life. Let me share my after-40 education journey with you. In 2006, I finished my MD residency […]