INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) There are soooo many things you can focus on as a leader, it can be overwhelming. If having a high-performing … [Read more...]
Issue #195: The Best Advice Tom Hanks Ever Got, When You’re Working with the B-Team, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) How do you maximize the energy and motivation level of your team? Try the Organizational Energy Equation, expressed … [Read more...]
Issue #188: The Latest Warren Buffett Gem from his Annual Shareholder Letter, The Surprising #1 Reason Middle Managers Have a Tough Job, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) As I discuss in Leading from the Middle, the middle manager role is like none other in leadership, and it’s exhausting. The biggest … [Read more...]
Issue #185: What the Dallas Cowboys Teach Us Not to Do, Keeping Perspective in Troubling Times, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) I get asked frequently how I keep perspective and stay so positive-minded in today’s increasingly troubling world (insert … [Read more...]
Issue #171: When your Manager Doesn’t Coach You, Becoming Known as a Great Problem-Solver, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Want to be known as a great-problem solver? Then mirror the defining characteristics of the best problem-solvers, summed up … [Read more...]
Issue #139: When Things Fade, Navigating “Good Enough,” and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) One of time’s cruelest tricks is its ability to make things fade. And it doesn’t discriminate in so doing - everything fades. … [Read more...]
Issue #121: On the Statistic that Changed My Life, Overcoming Overwhelm, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Feelings of overwhelm kick in when you assume your workload is always additive (every new piece of work just goes on top of the … [Read more...]
Issue #110: On Why Crews Love Working for Bill Hader, the One-Word Antidote for Regret, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Television/movie star and director, Bill Hader, has a reputation. It’s the kind you want, actually. Hader is known for being a … [Read more...]
Issue #106: On the Sweet Spot for Eliminating Meetings, How to Work With (Almost) Anyone, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Nobody ever said, “I wish we could have more meetings.” This just in, managers hold too many, especially new managers, … [Read more...]
Issue #53: On Becoming a Better Leader, Looking Insecure, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) The best leaders are deeply introspective, intentionally asking questions of themselves to become even better leaders. So, … [Read more...]