Here’s what you can learn about leadership from G ‘n’ R: Nothing. I love the band, but it’s pure escapism for me. Every listen to the lyrics of “Welcome to the Jungle?” Their world’s a pretty raw place—no leadership there, just raw animalistic tendencies. And how about “Sweet Child o’ Mine”? What a great song. [...]
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Leaders get paid to make tough decisions. Now, for introverts, tough decisions are just that: tough. It’s tough making a decision when you know that tomorrow, when you see everyone, they’ll all think you made a mistake, resent what you did, and grumble about how a trained monkey could have done a better job than [...]
I love my job. I get to talk to great people, call them out on their BS, and get thanked for it. Last week, I heard this from a client: “My boss slashed my budget but wants the same level of performance next year even though I’m down 20% in my staffing level. Doesn’t she [...]
We live in a time of deception. Faith in our leaders is abysmal. And rightfully so: fragments of broken trust—and reminders of the cost of that misplaced trust—abound. In a time such as this, how does one lead? Someone must know… but where is s/he? Where are the leaders? In one sense, the leaders we [...]
You may have missed this, but the accounting giant Grant Thornton collected over $126,000 in food and donations for Feeding America’s Kids Cafe during the month of August. They had set a goal to collect $110,000 worth of peanut butter, macaroni and cheese, chicken noodle soup and granola bars. Perhaps you’ve already calculated that they [...]
As this post hits, I’m gearing up for the Chicago Muddy Buddy race, which starts in about 40 minutes. My partner and I may win, we may come in last. But one thing is for sure: we’ll be working our butts off to make our Fail Spectacularly! t-shirts ironic as opposed to descriptive! That’s not [...]
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