We have several celebrations going on today in the United States. We are celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and leadership. We are also watching President Obama’s second Presidential Inauguration. For us in this country, we take for granted the peaceful transfer of power for our presidents and government.…
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Create a Great Leadership Team Like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What made Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. such a powerful serving leader? Can we use the same principles he used to help impact our world today? During the 1980’s, I was given an opportunity to interview his wife and several of his closest associates about what they felt about the…
Continue Reading....How To Onboard Your New Leaders
As we start 2013, many of you are promoting people to your leadership teams. So how do you onboard these new team members more quickly? Since almost every midmarket organization I’m working with is trying to get more done with fewer leaders, it’s even more critical than in the past…
Continue Reading....Three Leadership Lessons from General Norman Schwarzkopf
When I was invited to work with the military after 9/11, the first person I called was my father. He had spent many years in the military and he understood the task ahead of me far better than I did. My exposure to the military came from history books and…
Continue Reading....One Life With A Simple Message
What will you do with your time here? This week we celebrate the birth of a man who did more in three years than all of us will do in a lifetime. I challenge you to take time to reflect and decide what you’re going to do to make a…
Continue Reading....My Prescription to Avoid Future Tragedies
What can we learn from the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut? Who can we hold responsible for the senseless tragedies that shock our nation and the world to its very core? For many who have children, it’s a reminder of the horror that could happen to our own children. It would…
Continue Reading....Are You Connected?
How do you maximize the impact of advisors? To be a great serving leader today you must know how to leverage the impact of your advisors. I’m always asked two questions, “How do you find such great advisors?” and “How do I build my advisory team?” I thought it might…
Continue Reading....Why Character Still Counts
Last week Zig Ziglar passed away at 86 years old. He was an incredible leader who walked his talk until the very end. Last week in this blog we talked about the seven traits of a serving leader. The foundational and final quality of a serving leader was cultivates character.…
Continue Reading....Are You a Revolutionary Leader?
How does new leadership take your business to the next level? How do you lead in times of uncertainty? What skills are required to take your organization to the next level? How do you begin developing a stronger, more agile organization? These questions were at the beginning of a series…
Continue Reading....What I’m Thankful for This Thanksgiving
I’ve been working all day trying to come up with a way of expressing my thanks for all of the people who make my life so remarkable. I know who you are and I know why I treasure you. Needless to say, some of these things are very hard to…
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