Ramblings From a Glass Half Full
We all know the story of the Cowardly Lion in the classic movie “The Wizard of Oz” – he overcame all kinds of threats and obstacles (with Dorothy, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow) to get to the Wizard, who “gave” him his courage in the form of a medal. Turns out, he already had it …
We all remember those times when our parents made us eat something on our plates that just didn’t appeal to us. “Go on, eat your peas, they’re good for you!” we’d hear from Mom. Eventually, so we could finally leave the table, we’d take a deep breath, and eat them. Yuck! But at least we were doing …
Before you start reading this post, I’d like you to listen to one of your favorite uplifting songs, one that, in your estimation, was a great marriage of lyric, melody, tone, and rhythm. (Go ahead, I’ll wait….) Let’s think about what you just heard for a second or two – how did it make you feel uplifted? …
My first real “boss” was a cantankerous 75-year old man who happened to be worth many hundreds of millions of dollars, all earned from a starting base of zero. In other words, they guy knew how to make a business successful. And yet, of all the lessons he gave me, it was a simple little story he …
In my leadership journey, I’ve had a lot of opportunity to figure out the “right” way to lead. Of course, there have been the bosses, the mentors, the books, the articles, the unsolicited advice, and all the other outside sources of learning, but I have to say that the best way to figure it all …
For many leaders out there (myself included), sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in a day. Work piles up, deadlines loom, milestones are passing, folks are tugging at you from all different directions- and guess what suffers. Our leadership. Unless we give ourselves enough time to climb back up to 10,000 feet from ground level, all those things …
One can make a LOT of speeches over a long leadership career. The thing about making a speech that has always fascinated me is that of all its many elements, the one thing that almost always makes it or breaks it is the very last thing you say. The very last thing. Think about that one – think …
“We’re in the dark here” “Nobody knows what’s going on” These are classic signs of a leadership technique I call “Leadership by Osmosis”. That is, the expectation that a leader’s knowledge can simply be transferred to others without the benefit of much verbal and written communication – kind of like Mr. Spock doing a bunch of Vulcan mind …
I was frustrated. I was six months into my first blogging experience, and I was already at a pivot point. I was making all kinds of new connections, but something was missing. There was something that wasn’t happening, and I needed it to happen to really make the experience meaningful. This frustration almost stopped me in my tracks …
In today’s ultra-competitive businesses, one of the most challenging things for middle and upper level leaders is to get leadership lessons across quickly and effectively to front line supervisors, especially while they are in the thick of their hectic day to day activities. Sometimes it’s hard to get their full attention for 10 minutes, much less …
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