How is Your Stress Analysis?
“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” Marcus Aurelius Stress has become second-nature to most people in leadership today. In fact, stress is no longer a variable to be […]
Making the Most of a Bad Situation
The smell of freshly cut grass and the crack of a bat typically signal an after-work activity or family outing rather than a chance to look deeper into leadership skill sets. And after this summer’s scandals of bad decision-making by a few baseball players, some people may tend to steer away from “America’s game” for […]
Corporate Culture’s Bottom Line Impact
Over the past few years, conversations about “corporate culture” have been on the rise. Most employees will tell you that their respective companies have a culture, and many employers believe that culture impacts their business—somehow. But is this awareness of corporate culture’s existence enough, or is there something more that you, as a leader, should […]
Leadership Lessons from 1776
We’ve all heard in history classes that knowing about the past is critical for improving the present and future. I find this is especially true when I reflect upon the leadership lessons that we can learn from the trying times of the American Revolution. Upon revisiting Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough’s book 1776, the story […]
“SMART” Email Etiquette
A few weeks ago, a friend sent me an article after several email mishaps had occurred in the workplace. Some employees were sending out way too many emails; others weren’t replying to people in a timely fashion,if at all. The select “just right” email senders seemed few and far between, and even they couldn’t really […]
Margaret Thatcher: Glass Ceiling Breaker & History Maker
With leadership comes controversy. Whether guiding ten people or tens of thousands, even the best leaders will have their admirers and antagonists. Margaret Thatcher, who recently left the world she impacted so greatly, experienced both extremes throughout her illustrious professional career. Thatcher’s rise from grocer’s’ daughter to three-term reign as Great Britain’s Prime Minister has […]
Is IPR Really Better than CSR?
I read an article recently detailing the differences between an In-Person Relationship (IPR) and a Cyberspace Relationship (CSR). Aside from my initial frustration with more acronyms to be aware of, the subject intrigued me because this discussion is a current hot topic for all types of families today—personal and corporate. While virtual interactions between people […]
A Leader’s North Star
In days gone by, mariners made their way through seas and vast oceans using a system called celestial navigation. This astronavigation involved using “sights” between the visible horizon and a celestial body such as the sun, moon, or one of 57 stars. The most popular of those stars was Polaris, commonly referred to as the […]