Where Everybody Knows Your Name
There used to be a TV Show called Cheers whose theme song said, “….where everybody knows your name.” Cheers was a sitcom that included quirky people who somehow became friends. …
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Courageous Leadership
Courage is the ability to move forward regardless of obstacles, risks, or controversy. Many leaders evaluate their success on the elimination of risk and operating without issues arising. Therefore, the …
The Risk of Growth
Fear. Leaders hear lots of things that produce fear. We hear about possibilities of recession, public health crisis, challenges with the labor market, budget woes, supply chain issues, and more. …
Questions Illuminate the Workplace
Questions illuminate; providing greater and deeper understanding. They shift our understanding and comprehension of meaning and intent. Questions are the means by which we draw from very different perspectives and …
New Beginnings
If you watch an artist at work, you will observe they begin with a blank canvas. Then they add their outline. Next, they move to add the first background color …
Catching Criticism
Criticism is just a natural part of life. Leaders especially will draw criticism to themselves when they chart a new course or make a difficult decision. It is never fun …
Forging a New Path
People are torn between wanting to leave the past behind and holding onto it for security. We do not want to repeat the mistakes, but we love the predictability …
The Lone Ranger Myth
There used to be a television show called “The Lone Ranger”. In this show, there was a masked man who would sweep into town and save the day. The interesting …
Challenging Growth
Life and the workplace have at least one thing in common. That commonality are challenges that come our way. Most leaders try to avoid challenges and changes because that can …
Succeeding at Leadership & Life
My best friend and I joke that “Creativity, flexibility, and a sense of humor will get you through just about anything!” When we first laughed over this statement, we were …