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If You Are a Leader, Show Some Emotions and Be Approachable
Have you ever worked, or currently work for a leader that is just too cool? (I don’t mean hip and a style maven) He or she is always just a bit removed from the situation or issue and doesn’t ever fully engage or reveal their feelings and show emotions. Do you trust...
Associate With Winners And Likeminded People To Succeed
I still remember my mother telling me “Ralph, tell me who you associate with and I will know who you are”. I didn’t like her saying that to me as a teenager because I knew it was her way of telling me she didn’t approve of some of the people I was hanging out with....
Where Leaders Go Wrong – Great Leaders Don’t Always Stay Great
The road to become a great leader can be difficult and demanding. Becoming a top level leader, and staying there, require ongoing effort. Some of the most important requirements for sustained success are self-awareness, ongoing personal development and the ability to...
Procrastination = Missed Opportunities
Procrastination, we are all guilty of it some days. I wrote about this subject in a previous blog post - It takes wisdom and perspective to appreciate that our days are numbered without feeling stressed or panicked. It also requires the awareness that every day is...
Self-discipline and Self-worth
There is a powerful relationship between self-discipline and self-worth. The ability to take action on an idea, intuition, or simply something on your task list can be gratifying or potentially transformational. The best time to act is normally when the idea hits you...
Building Your Personal Brand After a Promotion
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." - George Bernard Shaw As you advance within your company; professional or civic association, and are rewarded with more responsibility, rewards and influence, it is important to strategically build...
Remove Barriers to Employee Performance
It`s not your employee`s responsibility to figure out what areas they need to improve in. Performance reviews should not be the equivalent of a game of charades. Gone are the days of the boss – subordinate relationship. That was a fear and control based environment....
Executive Learning Is Essential
Given the constant, and often overwhelming, rate of change that senior executives and business leaders are facing, ongoing learning is not optional - it is essential! Continuous learning and the development of new skills and knowledge are key components for remaining...
If You’ve Done It You’re Not Bragging – Own It!
Remaining quiet about yourself or, worse, downplaying your successes leads to being underappreciated, or even allowing others to take credit for your achievements. Being quiet also does not build your brand nor highlight what you are capable of. At the risk of...
The Best Leaders are Excellent Storytellers
Everyone loves a good story whether it is about how someone overcame a challenge; how something that appeared to be bad turned out good or something good got even better. The classic Hollywood story line where the good guy gets the girl and they live happily ever...
Focus on the one thing that is the right thing
Why is “Why” so important? Let me try to address this question by setting the stage. Most goal-oriented, dream chasing, passionate people think pretty much non-stop about “what” they need to do and “how” they will get it done. The problem with that model is that you...
Who are you?
As you begin 2015 you may be reflecting on what will be different this year, and perhaps you are looking inward and asking yourself how will I be different this year? I’d like to offer a suggestion that you spend time getting a clearer sense of who you are. Most of us...
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