Thoughts on driving strong leadership, an engaging culture, and flawless execution.
There is probably no greater visceral divide I have witnessed than the act of kneeling in protest during the National Anthem. To be honest, when I saw Colin Kaepernick take a knee during the National Anthem, I was dumbfounded. My gut response was, “how could he disrespect the flag and our nation like that?” And […]
The words within a text message I recently received from a black friend of mine in response to my message of support have weighed on me the past few weeks. “We need more people like you, who don’t see color, to stand up, speak up, show up alongside of us if we will ever see […]
It’s that time of year most leaders and employees dread – performance appraisal time. Many leaders struggle finding the time to craft meaningful performance appraisals – not to mention developmental plans – for their people. And on the other side of the equation, the apprehension of what the performance appraisal might or might not bring […]
A friend of mine recently posted a video clip of an old Johnny Carson show where the scheduled virtuoso pianist was unable to fulfill their obligations to the Tonight Show. Johnny took the nontraditional, and certainly risky, approach of taking a few volunteers from the audience to see if they could fill the spot. The […]
This week many of us are heading back to work and kicking off what we all hope will be an exciting new year filled with success and happiness. Leaders across the world are holding meetings and calls discussing the 2020 goals, new product campaigns, new expectations, and new challenges. And among all of the charges […]
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