I often speak of valuing “Courageous Communication.” To me, courageous communication is the understanding that something needs to be said or addressed, and then doing it even though there is discomfort in doing it. Most opportunities for courageous communication are not addressed.  There’s a voice in your head that says, “this ought to be addressed” […]

Probably the greatest priority companies have right now is to “build their teams.”  Universally, growing companies are working hard to keep good employees and entice new ones with promising internal want ads sending the message: “We have vacancies.” However, while we advertise our jobs with roadside banners and social networks, our best referrals come from […]

“Many successful people still have no idea what they want to do. They just have a bias for action that has allowed them to capitalize on opportunities and compound effectively over time. If you have a bias for action, you’ll always be fine.” – Sahil Bloom This quote is a “paradox.”  On one hand, we teach the importance of goals and being intentional about striving for them.  On the other […]

“We can be leaders in everything we do in our work and in our daily lives when teaching others or learning from others.” – Chris Lowney Lowney’s quote points you toward two activities – teaching and learning. Teaching is an obvious leadership task.  But it’s underrated.  So many times, leadership is associated with exercising authority.  Leaders […]