Posts Tagged ‘leadership’

Think about the last time that you really thanked someone. Perhaps you were facing some challenge or obstacle that seemed insurmountable, and your friend or colleague took the time to sit with you and help you figure out what to do.

One of my favorite sayings is: “We judge ourselves by our intentions, others judge us by our actions.” Ultimately, it’s not what you say, but what you do that matters most to people.

Leadership requires that you deal with a variety of individuals and a variety of situations. The key to success is recognizing that a single style is not going to work all of the time

While “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” may be more familiar to many of us, “Ask, Don’t Tell” is really where we should be spending our mental energy.

The point of this step is to explicitly call out the need for a leader to follow through to completion, and discipline is key to that follow through.

When you give up on perfection and embrace failure, you open the door to success. With each new trial you move a little bit closer to passing through that door.

A scotoma is a blind spot—something that is there as plain as day for everyone else and yet something that we cannot personally see. We all have them. The key is awareness.

Sometimes you come across a timeless piece of information—something that’s as applicable today as it was the day it was originally published. “The Doctrine of Completed Staff Work” is one of these gems.

Many of you are probably familiar with the concept of Ockham’s razor—the simplest, most obvious solution is often the best. And while William of Ockham gave rise to the concept in the 1300’s, its history can be traced back to Aristotle and the Greek philosophers.

You have no doubt heard that “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” There’s probably no better adage available to remember Rule 21—Execution!