Mary Marshall Leaders frequently become frustrated because those who are meant to follow; employees, constituents, members, followers, etc., often don’t see things the same as they do. Consequently, divisions and divisiveness occur which almost always results in lack of progress. While creating alignment behind a single vision … Read more
“Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.”~ Thomas Merton Good leaders are humble. I know in this current environment it’s hard to see and appreciate the truly humble leader but I think you will find they actually outnumber those who are not. Humility … Read more
Last month I read a great article about giving feedback that I thought was very timely as I know many of you are getting ready for performance reviews. First, it reminds me of a saying that has been attributed to both Buddha and Socrates, “Is … Read more
David Brooks wrote an interesting piece this week about Communities of Character and what some schools are doing to teach this. What struck me most about the article and the school described, was the focus on kindness and caring as opposed to our traditional focus … Read more
As you look to close out 2016 and ring in 2017, revising old plans, making new ones, celebrating successes and learning from failures, don’t forget to look, at least for a moment at today. As business leaders, you are always looking out ahead, mitigating risks, … Read more
“There comes a time when you ought to start doing what you want. Take a job that you love. You will jump out of bed in the morning. I think you are out of your mind if you keep taking jobs that you don’t like … Read more
A recent New York Times Op-Ed piece “Why You Hate Work” pointed out that just 30% of the American workforce is satisfied. That’s a pretty dismal number and does not bode well for productivity, which in turn, affects the bottom line. Only 13% of … Read more
We assign meaning to most things that happen in life. The meaning is dependent upon a combination of many things including our beliefs, our experiences, and our values. Once we’ve assigned this meaning, we then “feel” a certain way as a result of our interpretation … Read more
I had the amazing privilege to see the Seahawks play the Patriots in Gillette Stadium recently and I was pleasantly surprised. I was surprised that football fans are great. They are perfectly fine with a differing point-of-view, passionate about theirs, and happy to have the … Read more
As we all watch our nation pick a new leader, it strikes me that this election has, unfortunately, had very little to do with leadership. I got to thinking that this can happen in our companies too, focus is lost, goals are diverted and conversations … Read more