The Delegation Trap: Why Capable Leaders Struggle to Let Go (And How to Fix It)
When leaders step into higher operational roles, they almost always bring their past success with them. The catch? The very
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What is worse than being a boss? Being a bridesmaid – 3 Leadership Hacks
A recent Google SEO search found that the only phrase searched for more often than ‘I hate being a boss’
5 Steps To Calming The Waters When A New Boss Enters The Pool
… of all the things that can cause ripples in our ‘pond,’ changing leaders should be considered the equivalent of
Why 75 Is The Single Most Important Number You Will Ever Need To Lead
What? 75%? I have been in the leadership business for over 40 years and have worked with thousands of leaders,
3 Things You Need To Do So Your First 90-days Aren’t Your Last Days
So you have been hired as a CEO or other senior role. First, you must understand that your primary responsibility
The 6 Secret T’s To Know What To Delegate
Do you feel overwhelmed at work? If yes, you are not alone. According to a recent Deloitte survey of 2,500
Can You Name the 9 Essential Qualities of a Leader?
There are many schools of thought about the role of a leader. What are the essential qualities of a leader?
8 Tips On How You Can Avoid My 4:00AM Regrets
You are not your 2 AM conversations; not your 3 AM nightmares; not your 4 AM regrets – Mark Dimaisip
The Best New Year Letter An Employee Could Ever Write You
Dear CEO, I am one of your employees. I work in operations, I don’t have a fancy title, and my
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What Is Heck Is Organizational Health? 10 Questions Answered by Steve
Question: What is organizational health? Organizational health is essentially about making a company function effectively by building a cohesive leadership
6 Tips to Speak Confidently in Meetings (Even When You’re A Bit Scared)
Based on an article written by Melody Wilding, LMSW When I speak to a group, I am surprised that one
Alerts, Rules and BLUF’ing – 3 Actions You Can Use To Save Gazillions!
When I was leading a large team inside a large organization, I could easily have been overwhelmed by 100’s of
Consensus May Not Be A Dirty Word, But It Is A Lazy Leadership Word
Once, Margaret Thatcher described consensus as the opposite of leadership. She felt that consensus is an abdication of leadership obligations;
7 Steps To Leading in A Crisis: Don’t Be an Ass
To some, this entire year feels like a storm of bad news. As a leader, you’re leading in a crisis
8 Actions To Assess and Lead An Inherited Team
You would have thought I would have been smarter! I was hired as the Chief Administrative Officer for a small
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There – 5 Skills To Go Further
If you are soon to take over a ‘new-to-you’ department or organization, I expect you are feeling pretty good about
Three Things to Remember on Your First Day as a Leader
If you Google the term’ first day as a manager,’ you’ll get almost three billion results. What does that tell
Manage Competing Priorities!
Do you have a million things to do that each seems as crucial as the next? These are called competing
The High Cost of Poor Leadership
I often use the phrase “poor leadership costs a lot of money and is a terrible waste of human potential.”
5 Secrets To Avoid A First-Time Manager’s Worst Mistakes
The world is littered with failed construction supervisors who were once excellent carpenters. First-time managers are a challenge to