The Washington Post Leadership site recently posed a question:   When he died [earlier this summer], Robert Byrd, who was a frail 92, had represented West Virginia in the Senate for more than 50 years. Is it generally a good…

With a new Wimbledon winner recently crowned, we encounter an opportunity to look at leadership through the eyes of a tennis ball.  Wimbledon, a tradition since 1875, has hosted some of the biggest names in tennis history.  Tennis is a…

  We’re going to compare this phase of the Task Cycle® to something most people know and love:   Ice Cream.   Soft, creamy, chunky ice cream in any flavor your imagination desires.  Think chocolate chip cookie dough, mint chocolate…

We’ve written, tweeted, and blogged a lot about feedback already.  That’s because it’s so important to every employee’s development and success.  Feedback is often viewed as a negative thing, when in reality, it is the only way through which to…

In honor of the Fourth of July weekend, we’d like to take some time and reflect on the leaders that created this country—and the reason that we get a three-day weekend.   Notice I didn’t say “fearless leaders.”  That is…

Welcome to our second entry in the Task Cycle ® series. If you missed last week, we talked about establishing a purpose, the critical first part in personal development.  This week, we’re tackling how to lay a foundation that will…

Leaders impact our daily lives and futures. In good times and bad, there is always a need for strong leadership. The success of a business or an industry is determined by the leaders it chooses or inherits. –USA Today  …

Everyone has their own feelings on feedback. Some people look at feedback as a gut-wrenching and nerve-wracking experience, while others embrace it as an opportunity to improve. Whether you love it or hate it, most people do agree that it…

The higher up the organizational ladder an executive climbs, the less he/she can depend on technical skills, and the more he/she must have command of effective interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. Organizations spend large sums of money to hire coaches…

Sitting and talking with John, a senior division director at a large Canadian corporation, you would get the impression that his team of senior managers were all on the same page and that they worked exceedingly well together. According to…