Leadership Blogs

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How to Communicate like a Leader Worth Following — Want to lead with more impact? How to communicate like a leader is the focus of my short video, where I explain the thre
Leaders Worth Following Never Leave Hiring Just to HR — What if hiring stopped being HR's problem? I walk through a practical always recruiting mindset that helps leaders build
Five Ingredients of True Improvement — Want improvements that actually stick? In this post I walk through Peter Scholtes' five ingredients of true improvement,
How to Help People Hear You — Want your team to actually act on your message? In this post I explain practical leadership communication tips to help p
How To Support Someone Who is Going Through A Tough Time — When a team member hits a rough patch, how you show up matters. In this short video I explain how to support someone who
What Makes You Happy? — A bright rainbow at a gallery made me grin and reach for my phone. I snapped a photo and realized finding what makes you
Don’t Solve Problems. Develop Problem Solvers — Want leaders who think for themselves? I show how to develop problem solvers instead of fixing everything, with step by
What Quentin Tarantino Can Teach Leaders About their Jobs — Ever thought a film director could teach leadership? Here I unpack leadership lessons from Quentin Tarantino, drawn from
A Practical Guide to Building an Engaged Team — Want practical steps to build an engaged team that actually performs and stays? I show day to day tactics: hire for atti
Learning How to Learn Better — Want to stay ahead in a post ChatGPT world? I argue learning how to learn is the critical meta skill, and explain why th
How To Create The Conditions For Good Things To Happen — Want fewer process mistakes? In this post I show how leaders create the conditions for good things to happen by making t
The Power of Belief — Surprised by how a 15 minute TED talk can change your view of leadership? I was introduced to Kelly McGonigal's talk by
Why Your Most Powerful Tool is a Question Mark — What if the most powerful leadership tool was a question? I explain how to lead change with questions, not mandates, to
Adaptive Listening – How to be a Great Listener — Want to be the kind of leader people actually follow? I stumbled on a short TED Talk that taught me adaptive listening a
A Simple Hack to Help You Communicate More Effectively — Want to communicate with more clarity and impact as a leader? I share a simple leadership communication hack that pairs
The Speed of Trust – Built Slowly, Lost in a Hurry! — A single choice can drain a hard earned reputation. In this post I tell the Jesse Jackson and Robert Goodman story to sh
Strategic Foresight – The Skill that Every Leader Needs to Learn — What if preparing beats predicting? In this post I map practical steps for leaders on strategic foresight for leaders, m
Empowerment and Stakeholder Management — What if empowerment makes projects harder to build? You'll find a clear link between rising empowerment and stakeholder
CEO-to-worker salary ratio is on average 1000 to one — I keep coming back to the widening gap between executive pay and ordinary wages. This is a look at the real CEO-to-worke
Just Like The Titan — Big ego, bigger fall. I’m comparing modern power players to sinking ships too much hubris, not enough lifeboats. A mix o
Day in the life of an autistic CEO — Detailed run-through of a day running a small company as an autistic person: rigid routines, sensory management, and acc
If You Participate in Taiwan's "Make Up Workday", You are a Bad Boss — Taiwan's compensatory workdays after typhoon holidays defeat rest purpose. Government scheduling prioritizes GDP over hu
The Lord of the Rings — LOTR leadership lessons: fellowship over solo heroics. Aragorn's quiet competence, Gandalf's mentorship model enduring f
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership - Book Review — John Maxwell is widely considered one of today's authorities in leadership. In this article, I review one of the most su