Earlier this year, I wrote about the role and impact of tolerance in your leadership (and life), offering this truth: “Your leadership, your culture, your relationships and your impact are not defined by what you preach, but by what and who you tolerate.” Since first sharing this perspective over a year […]
Three Shifts in Leadership
December 14, 2018 Leave a Comment
Yesterday, I spoke for a group of association leaders on the topic of snow globe leadership, and I want to share with you the core of this message. The most common question I get is why snow globes, and the answer is simple: snow globes are one of the most […]
Coping Is Doping
June 20, 2018 Leave a Comment
I was recently talking with a friend about a difficult situation in her life, and she said, “I just need to figure out a different way of coping with this.” When I heard those words, it immediately struck me that coping differently is not the answer – in that situation […]
A Tolerance Process
May 16, 2018 Leave a Comment
Recently, I wrote about the role and impact of tolerance in your leadership (and life), offering this truth: “Your leadership, your relationships and your career are not defined by what you preach, but by what you tolerate.” I’ve gotten a great deal of push back and resistance to this position […]
Culture Killers
May 10, 2018 Leave a Comment
Everyone’s talking about it, but few are building it. Everyone says they want it, but few are willing to commit to it. Everyone thinks they have it, but few actually do. Yes, I’m talking about culture – more specifically, a culture by design. One truth about culture is that unless […]
Leaders Are Honest About Their People
January 25, 2018 Leave a Comment
One of Jack Nicholson’s most famous movie lines (he has many) is “You can’t handle the truth!” from A Few Good Men, and it’s often true for all of us, especially as leaders. This past year, I’ve been sharing this uncomfortable truth, which has been disrupting leaders across the world […]
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