I have developed a guiding principle throughout my years leading teams and organizations: ‘If it is empty, fill it. If it is full, empty it. And if you see something, do something.’ Honestly, I think the first two parts arise from my mother’s regular reminder: “If you have time to lean, you have time to […]
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Transparency is one of the most powerful tools that a leader can employ to develop ownership thinking within an organization. To one degree or another, all adults are accustomed to a certain type of customer-facing transparency embedded into their everyday lives. For instance, 97% of adults in the United States own a cellphone (Pew Research,
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Whether through innate recognition, or formal introduction, all leaders are familiar with the *Five Bases of Power (*John French; Bertram Raven, 1959): Coercive – The power to take Reward – The power to give Expert – The power of knowledge Legitimate – The power bestowed Referent – The power granted by others Successful leaders understand the base(s) from which they
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“…Ah, nothing is too late, Till the tired heart shall cease to palpitate.
Morituri Salutamus Read More »
A debt of gratitude to all Veteran’s, and their families. Salute. Yet another staggering, bleary-eyed, diaper change. The alarm level cry petered, grounded out to mere sputters, the point where his tiny lungs were nearly depleted of oxygen. His newborn son silent from a much too long inhale, now loosed a high-pitched wail, like an
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