Nice leaders create short-term comfort. Kind leaders create long-term success—for their people, themselves, and their business. I attract “nice” leadership teams, probably because learning how and when to be kind instead of always being nice has been a lifelong...
To help you reflect, I’d like to ask the above question, “how resilient are you” from nine perspectives: Do you blame others for your problems or take full ownership? Do you ruminate on negative events or move forward with intention? How often do you...
To be a successful entrepreneur you have to learn what, when, and to whom do I let go of control?” The answer? Maybe never—at least not entirely. As long as you own the business, you’ll always have a stake. But the better questions to ask are: Which parts of the...
Great leaders often possess a trait that may initially seem counterintuitive: They want you to change their mind. This mindset, rooted in curiosity and humility, is a hallmark of those with healthy egos. While decisiveness is undoubtedly an important leadership trait,...
We often don’t appreciate that failure is valuable or that there are two types of failures, some that are valuable learning failures and some that are dangerous. The value of learning failures. Babies must build strength, balance, and coordination before they can...
“Everyone has two choices. We’re either full of love…or full of fear.” — Albert Einstein Is it good to work for a boss who loves you? For the past 38 years, I’ve helped entrepreneurs develop high-performance cultures and businesses. For the first 26 years, I never...
