I heard it said recently that a leader must be “good, giving and game.” I tell people that every situation I walk in to, I’m looking for leadership or to provide leadership. I’m always glad to discover leadership. That means that the situation doesn’t need me. I can follow along. This quote says that leaders […]

I was reading a management classic recently called Leading Change by John Kotter, a Harvard management professor. In his view, companies that embrace change are those that will survive. Thus, one of the key ingredients of embracing change is to have a team of “lifelong learners.” He lists the habits of lifelong learners: Risk taking: […]

The Gallup polling people are famous for their predictions of political outcomes but they also spend a great deal of time polling workers about their workplaces. After polling millions of workers, they have come up with 12 things that set a successful workplace apart from the unsuccessful. I have written to you about these before, […]

“If you don’t like the news, go out and make some of your own.” – News reporter Scoop Nisker My goal is to have a team of people who happen to the world. The advice by Nisker to make your own news may capture that sentiment as well as I’ve seen. It attacks cynicism. It […]