I am currently reading Steven Bartlett’s new book The Diary Of A CEO: The 33 Laws Of Business And Life. It is outstanding and one of the best leadership books I have read in some time. Bartlett is an entrepreneur, speaker, investor, and host of the incredibly popular The Diary Of A CEO podcast. He […]
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend.” – Proverbs 27:6 I was once in a meeting in which I was disrespectful to the person I was reporting to. Afterwards, my best friend at the organization called me and said, “The way you communicate is hyperbolic.” It was a much-needed rebuke from a friend. While it […]
A Record-Breaking Leader You may or may not be familiar with Oleg Kononenko but you should be. He is a record-breaking leader. Kononenko is a Russian cosmonaut who just broke the world record for the most time spent in space over a lifetime. This past weekend, the country’s space agency Roscosmos reported the 59-year-old has […]
As leaders, we are always looking for quality talent to add to our teams. We are also continually evaluating our current team members for potential promotion from within. Oftentimes, we have a difficult time quantifying or putting into language what we see or intuitively feel regarding their performance. During John Middlekauff’s February 2, 2024 3 and […]
The following are five questions leaders need to be constantly asking about the expansion or contraction of their leadership influence: Alaska Is Growing The United States State Department reported in this article that the state of Alaska, already America’s largest state, has grown by a million additional square miles. This 60% growth is the result […]
You cannot have creativity without creation. Something of value must be produced. That is what this article is all about. Baby Great White Shark The great white shark is one of the most fascinating fish in the sea. This is not only because of its size, power, and hunting capabilities, but also because of the […]
Interim Leaders We are all interim leaders. For each of us, there will come a day in which someone else sits in our chair. It may be many years down the road, but one day you will be the former leader. To say we are currently being reminded of this reality is an understatement. In […]
