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From Awkward to Leader
In life, we all have to start somewhere... I had just moved out on my own, but was having issues with finding more secure employment. It was to this end that I decided to throw myself into my current work. My bosses noticed and offered me a...
How to Use Writing Skills to Get a Promotion
Is there a simple key that will lead you to a promotion at work? Can it be that a particular skill can advance your career? Your writing could be that key. Writing skills are listed in numerous job descriptions as a requirement. Mastering this skill will distinguish...
How Leaders Can Overcome Ivory Tower Syndrome
The Ivory Tower Syndrome stems from leaders being disconnected from employees in the trenches and thus the reality of the business. In the business world, this means less-competitive products that cost too much to produce and ultimately risking company survival. In...
5 Books Leaders Should Read
Are you looking for books leaders should read? There's no perfect way or circumstance to become a leader, but it's definite that a good leader will need a mentor. A little mentoring from veteran leaders can help you reach your full leadership potential. Mentors come...
Leadership Focus: ABILITIES not Disabilities!
Part 1 of a 3 part Leadership Focus series. Being a parent to two boys with developmental disabilities has given me first hand experience to many amazing talents and the superior intelligence they both possess. One thing that always sticks out in my mind is how often...
Most Feared Leadership Skills: Public Speaking part 2
In Part 1 of this article Most Feared of all Leadership Skills: Public Speaking, I provided four strategies to help create and kick off your presentation. Today I focus on tricks you can use during the presentation to really make your ideas “stick”. 5. Use the...
Most Feared of all Leadership Skills: Public Speaking
For better or for worse, leaders and their leadership skills are too often evaluated by how well they perform when they’re in front of a crowd. It’s why far too many brilliant and valuable leaders shy away from the title – despite adding tremendous value to the teams...
Leadership Lessons from the Desert
I’m writing about these leadership lessons on the 1st anniversary of the first article I ever had published here on “About Leaders”. That article, about an accidental teacher named Mustafa who encouraged me to “never let people live rent free in your head” has turned...
Impossible Workplace Conflicts Solved – In About an Hour
Imagine there is a process for managers to solve impossible workplace conflicts. Not just any conflicts - but nasty, deeply rooted and long-term conflicts – the kind of conflicts that rob everybody in your workplace of time and emotional energy. Now imagine this...
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