Questions Are Indefensible©

Marilee Adams is the creator of Question ThinkingTM and the author of Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 10 Powerful Tools for Life and Work, and she powerfully posited the following: The most effective communication is about 20% telling and 80% asking. Most of us have turned this around – […]

The Self-Accountability Crisis© (adapted from Unmask: Let Go of Who You’re “Supposed” to Be & Unleash Your True Leader)

Accountability is an often misunderstood and misinterpreted concept that must be clarified for the sake of leadership and business. This same sense of urgency applies to your personal self-leadership, which has the most impact on what you do, how you do it and what you create. One of the most […]

Conscious Leaders Crave Direct Feedback© (adapted from Unmask: Let Go of Who You’re “Supposed” to Be & Unleash Your True Leader)

All leaders (well, most) say that they want feedback, but do they really mean it? In my experience, the answer is no. Many leaders say they want feedback, but are defensive and dismissive when it’s given. More important, they don’t act on it even when they are willing to hear […]

The Seduction of Helpless© (adapted from Unmask: Let Go of Who You’re “Supposed” to Be & Unleash Your True Leader)

Who wants to be helpless? Anyone? Anyone? Let’s try a different question: Are you living in a largely helpless state by virtue of your choices? If you’re like most people, you just offered an emphatic “NO” to both of these questions, but I’m going to challenge you. Are you ready […]