leadership lessons
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#leadershiptruth – It is what it is, not what it should be.
Posted February 12, 2019 in Latest News & InsightsWe can waste a lot of our energy wanting things to be different. That’s especially true about people. How many times do you find yourself wishing that someone you work with would respond differently? Wouldn’t it be great if everyone was a carbon copy of our perfect, infallible selves? Of course not. Because we’re not […]
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#leadershiptruth – You’re not that interesting.
Posted January 22, 2019 in Latest News & InsightsHow many of us mentally carry around stories about what we think other people are thinking and feeling about us? How much time have you spent ruminating over situations where you felt embarrassed or had a big misstep? Bonus points if that situation happened more than 10 minutes ago. I’ve noticed that many of us […]
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#leadershiptruth – Do one thing.
Posted January 15, 2019 in Latest News & InsightsOnce upon a time, I woke up and found myself in a job that was sucking the soul out of me. I needed to leave. I gave in my notice with the view that I was going to finally take the leap and become self-employed (something that I readily admit was scaring the shit out […]
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When the going gets tough…
Posted December 19, 2018 in Latest News & InsightsAs leaders today, we find ourselves in a world of work where the expectations to deliver results are higher than ever. And, in those times when we may find ourselves falling short of targets, the pressure can feel overwhelming. Our confidence can get shaky and our morale low. We can question whether we are in […]
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Wrapping up our 10th Anniversary Year!
Posted December 13, 2018 in Latest News & InsightsWhen I launched the (then) Executive Roundtable on December 13, 2007, I was working from my spare bedroom with one part-time student helping me for an hour or two each week. Over the past decade there have been lots of changes: from home office to a downtown location; from 2 participants in our inaugural mentoring […]
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#leadershiptruth – To-do lists never die.
Posted December 11, 2018 in Latest News & InsightsI sometimes fantasize about the day when I’ll get to the bottom of my to-do list. It lasts for about a nano-second before I realize I’ve already forgotten 10 things that I need to add to said list. The reality of work (and life) is that there’s always going to be some list of things […]
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