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“Perfect song on the radio Sing along ’cause it’s one we know It’s a smile, it’s a kiss It’s a sip of wine, it’s summertime Sweet summertime” That’s the chorus of Kenny Chesney’s hit song Summertime (full lyrics can be found here). And while those might not be the words you’d use, and while the [...]
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Earlier this week I wrote a post stating that leaders should have a closed door policy. This post has created lots of conversation – I have received a number of emails, had personal conversations and several people wrote lengthy comments on the blog post as well. I’ll admit I used the “closed door” metaphor to [...]
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I woke up this morning with this question emblazoned in my mind. When? Perhaps it is because I feel like there are a number of projects I’m not making progress on, perhaps it is because I feel that recently I’ve not been leading my team as effectively as I could be, perhaps it is because [...]
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Congratulations. You’ve just been promoted. You are excited at the prospect. If this will be your first leadership/supervisory role, you may be unclear, uncertain and anxious. Even if this isn’t your first leadership rodeo, you likely have a bit of concern about the transition (if not you are either blissfully ignorant or in denial). And [...]
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Today I read a post called The Planes of Tomorrow on the Think Like a Beginner blog. The post talks about NASA inviting major aircraft manufacturers to submit designs for the future. According to the post NASA asked that “[E]ach design has to fly up to 85 percent of the speed of sound; cover a range [...]
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Status quo requires no leadership. That has been a mantra of mine for a long time. It encapsulates an important point about the role of leaders – leaders are in the change business. After all, if everything in your organization was perfect, there would be no need for leaders because there would be no new [...]
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You have probably heard about the statistics about people setting New Year’s Resolutions. Most of them talk about how few people keep their resolutions. There are many reasons why that is the case, and that that shouldn’t necessarily dissuade you from setting them. While I am not a big fan of the concept of a [...]
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With 2011 just 26 days away, people are already starting to think about “Next Year.” (Chicago Cub fans are perhaps the best at this – but they’ve had a lot of practice!). I figure it is better to get a jump everyone else. After all, why wait until the New Year to think about your [...]
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In certain situations we all understand and value the importance of encouragement. Take, with kids for example. When they are learning to walk and talk, there is tons of encouragement from every adult around. We know that if they keep at it they will succeed. Take, our friends as a second example. When our closest friends [...]
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Leaders sometimes have to deal with complacent people – those people who are seemingly happy with their current position or status or job performance. Gather leaders and coaches for any length of time and this challenge is likely to come up. Inherent in the challenge and the questions they ask about those behaviors is a [...]
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