
I Have Plans
They say that battle plans always look good until the battle starts. Then everything changes in an instant regardless of what was expected. I think

They say that battle plans always look good until the battle starts. Then everything changes in an instant regardless of what was expected. I think

“It’s not personal, it’s business.” I’ve said this a thousand times…and I’m quite sure I’ll say it a thousand times more before I call it

Your CEO steps onto the elevator with you, turns to greet you, and instead of saying hello, says…”tell me your leadership definition.” What’s your answer?

A number of years ago I was with a great friend at his workplace where he was speaking with a member of his team about

I’m ready to go. It’s Not About the New Year Identifying goals, resolutions, or whatever you prefer to call the “beginning of the year lists”

Power is an interesting concept. We chase it…we are fearful of it…we are quick to identify abuses of it… …and then we chase it some

I get a fair number of questions about blogging, social media, personal brands and how to balance those with my corporate responsibilities. So today I

The world is filled with lots of voices. Many of those voices are determined to tell inaccurate stories about your organization. Maybe it’s a former

Okay, quick moment of candor. Lots of people talk about leading their organizations, and many of those same people don’t have the chops to execute.

We’ve all heard, and most of us (hopefully) have adopted employee voice strategies in our organizations, right? We’ve built formal systems that allow our ‘most valuable