Many of the challenges we face as a leader seem tough, unusual, and perhaps unsolvable. Many puzzle enthusiasts, working on puzzles as diverse as Sudoku, crosswords, video games (and more) thrill for puzzles with those same descriptors. Perhaps our leadership lesson from them starts from recognizing their attitude and it’s important to ultimate success. Rather than procrastinating or [...]
Today as I walked through the Austin, Texas airport, I stopped in the bookstore (those who know me won’t be surprised by that, but might be surprised that I didn’t purchase anything). One of the books I picked up, mostly because of the title, was How to Build a Dinosaur: Extinction Doesn’t Have to Be [...]
Conflict is a topic that often comes up with I talk with leaders. In three separate cases lately I have heard of organizations including conflict resolution in supervisor training programs. A perennially popular topic for training at all levels of leadership development training, conflict is as often misunderstood and mishandled as it is discussed. Consider this view [...]
We can do Project A or Project B. Do you want more time or more money? You can have a great marriage and average career or average marriage and great career. I’ve got yellow or red, which do you want? Win or lose. Yes or no. The world is black or white. You can have [...]