Leading: Set the Tone
You’re being watched. No, not by the NSA, or some other clandestine agency. It’s your employees, and your customers, who have their eyes on...
What’s Next?
Photo credit: Metro DC Photography When today is done, will you pause to look back at what’s transpired? As you reflect, will you be...
Leading: Look and Listen
You can’t lead from behind a desk—or over the telephone. If you want to be a leader, you need to personally look at the...
Who owns it?
“If everybody is responsible for it, nobody is responsible for it.” An associate of mine said that to me this week, as we were...
Decisions, Decisions….
We are faced with many decisions daily in our work and personal lives. Most decisions are not life-changing, but some can be, if we...
Leading: Details, Always
The third crucial leadership skill is paying attention to the details, always. Once you’ve assembled the right team (People First) and galvanized them into...
Maximize the Moment
We have perfect clarity on the past, if we choose to see it. We have no way to know what awaits us just ahead,...
Leading: Purpose Second
Once you’ve put People First and have assembled the right core team, a leader must assure that he or she is working in sync...
Idea Flow
There’s a remarkable human capacity to create ideas that improve how we live, work and play. Certain rare and storied individuals are heralded in...
Leading: People First
I learned a few things about business as an undergraduate in college, plus a few more in grad school. The combined curriculum of finance,...





