How to Be a Leader Who Inspires, Not Intimidates Being a “tough boss” is a two-sided sword. While it speaks to your high standards and unwavering commitment to excellence, it could imply that your team feels perpetually under pressure, which can erode...
“Thank you for always believing and supporting me. Even when I didn’t.”I received that in a text message Thursday from my youngest son after he got his EMT license. He’s led one of those lives in which every time he was making progress, he sabotaged his success. But...
“I am my own worst critic.” “No one is harder on me than me.” “I beat myself up for mistakes.” I hear this all the time from CEOs when we talk about mistakes, errors in judgment that they have made. Can we just stop? Self-criticism without a dose of understanding is...
An outstanding quality of the leaders I have known is the ability to break the mold with an idea or concept that was so foreign that it exposed the leader to ridicule. One of my managing editors from newspaper days, an exceptionally savvy fellow named Neal Pattison,...
Yeah, I know. March Madness and all that. I do love it. Know what else I love? The movie, “Hoosiers.” My favorite scene comes at the end when, with the score tied, Coach Gene Hackman calls for a last-second shot by someone other than the star player...
I took a phone call from a friend who admitted he screwed up and my respect for him rose even higher. I had recommended him for professional work to some colleagues and he failed to live up to the reputation that I had created. He called my colleagues first to...
