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New New New Leadership
Posted on January 29, 2012 | 5 CommentsFriends, Go to Kroger, Meijer, Wegman’s, Safeway, etc., and you can’t let your eyes move across 5 packages without seeing at least one NEW!!! emblazoned across the front. If somebody popped a “New” sticker on you, what would be the product they’d be touting? ... -
We Have Met the Enemy
Posted on January 23, 2012 | 7 CommentsFriends, I will go into battle at 8:00 AM, PST today, perhaps just after you have opened this. I shall be leading a revolution. Let me tell you the victory I seek and then the enemy(ies) I must conquer. I hope that it might help... -
Get Help!!!
Posted on January 16, 2012 | 4 CommentsFriends, Last week I invited you to commit to making this the best year of your life. Part of making 2012 my best year on the planet is reaching the specific Big Hairy Audacious Goal of landing a TV show to engage everyday leaders around... -
Just Reading This RFL is a Waste of Time
Posted on January 8, 2012 | 5 CommentsFriends, Here’s my Happy New Year’s wish, which is perhaps better seen as an invitation, or a taunt: LEAD YOURSELF to your best year ever. Absurd? Audacious? Well, leadership always has an element of audacity to it. President Kennedy said: we’ll put an American on... -
Timing Isn’t EVERYTHING
Posted on December 19, 2011 | 2 CommentsFriends, Timing may not be everything, but it’s SOME thing. If I had paid attention to timing…oh, if I could take back the advice I gave to a boss, my wife, or a child of mine at moments when they were incapable of hearing... -
Joel Hyatt Hits a Home Run on Values and Integrity
Posted on December 12, 2011 | 3 CommentsTake a leap with me this week into multimedia, with a first-ever video Reading for Leading. It’s less than 3 minutes in length, but I think you’ll like the point. I’d love to hear your thoughts on what you think of both the medium and... -
Clarifying Authority – Seeking Your Input
Posted on December 5, 2011 | 2 CommentsDear Friends, Last week I wrote about the old male authority figure – and how we can keep what works and ditch what doesn’t. Again, as is becoming wonderfully routine, it garnered comments from readers that challenged and stretched the idea I presented. This week, I offer... -
Old Male Authority and Best Self Leadership
Posted on November 27, 2011 | 21 CommentsFriends, The great John Tenbusch, master teacher, philosopher and maybe part madman, would grit his teeth so hard you could hear the grinding from the last seat in room 214 of University of Detroit High School. Through clenched jaw he would growl, “Damn it _____... -
Best Self Thanks Giving
Posted on November 21, 2011 | 5 CommentsFriends, [I’ll return next week to the series on the things that undermine best-self leadership. But I’ve got to stop for this awesome holiday.] Instead of a question at the end of RFL, consider this, up front: Who is the most thanks-giving person you know?... -
The Irony of Adversaries – Part 2 on the best self
Posted on November 13, 2011 | 2 CommentsFriends, Last week I wrote about the need we all have as leaders to become aware of our judgments of others – our mental whipping boys. My point was to develop the skill of stepping outside your judgments and strong opinions and to see yourself...
