What’s So Good About Great?
“The zest for attaining something better and passing that on to others also fuels productivity and profitability.” The LEADing Edge: 9 Strategies for Improving Internal and Intentional Leadership What distinguishes a great leader from a good one? And is great really that important—after all, what’s wrong with good when bad might be the only alternative? […]
Recommended Summer Reads
Many individuals look for good books to read over the summer, and leaders often ask us about what we’d recommend among the multitude of resources available so they can increase their professional impact. Needless to say, we always have plenty of suggestions for them. We’d love to share some with you as well—but first, consider […]
Community Service—Core Value or Competitive Edge?
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Mahatma Gandhi Perhaps there has always been a need for people to “find themselves”—that is, discover who they really are and what their purpose in life ought to be. Yet for those of us living in the second decade of […]
Kissinger, Mentoring—and You
“Good character does not assure worldly success, or triumph in statecraft, but it does provide firm grounding in victory and consolation in failure.” Henry Kissinger Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy Since Henry Kissinger’s passing at the end of 2023, there’s been much debate about his impact on everything from politics to high profile people in […]
Celebrating Your Family
Did you know you are part of three distinct families? First, all of us have a Family of Origin (FOO)—the one we were born into and/or in which we were raised. Next, many of us have a Family of Procreation (FOP). This is the familial unit some have created, or, for others, are still hoping […]
Cultivating a ‘Culture of Appreciation’ in Your Corporate Family
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. Voltaire It’s not often we include leadership lessons in our blogs which are gleaned from preschoolers and their parents, but in this case, the four-year-old’s reply to a compliment given by her mother seemed extremely apropos. The scene […]
Setting G.O.A.L.S. in the New Year
Would it surprise you to discover that about 23% of people who make goals each January will give them up by the end of the first week? And did you know that as the month concludes, 43% will have left those goals by the wayside? If this kind of abandonment occurs during a time traditionally […]
Gen Zers at Work
“A typical Gen Zer is a self-driver who deeply cares about others, strives for a diverse community, is highly collaborative and social, values flexibility, relevance, authenticity and non-hierarchical leadership…” Roberta Katz, Ph.D. Even though they represent the newest members of today’s workforce, Generation Z has already received some negative press. For instance, a July 2023 […]