Hi Reader, Friday is when I share a few leadership ideas, interesting discoveries and questions that caught my attention during the week. In case you missed the earlier Newsletters this week, you can find them here: On Monday, we talked about Lies vs. Mistakes and began our conversation about the challenges of admitting our mistakes in How Often Have You Heard, "The Coverup Is Worse Than The Crime"? On Wednesday, I shared The 6 Powerful Benefits of Admitting Your Mistakes to help you overcome...
5 days ago • 4 min read
Hi Reader, On Monday, we separated the “mistake” from the “lie” and talked about how easy it is to slide into denial and coverup while failing to see the value of admitting our mistakes. Let’s dig a little deeper and consider the many advantages of admitting our mistakes. Before we get there, let’s be clear about one thing. Honesty Is An Integral Part Of Our Integrity. No, they are not the same thing. Honesty is telling the truth. Integrity raises the bar, aligning your actions with your...
7 days ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, How many times have we heard this? The coverup is worse than the crime. Every single time — and we've watched people prove it. Go ahead. Raise your hand if you’ve never made a mistake. If your hand is up, I'll have to assume you're either kidding yourself — or are unwilling to own and admit your mistakes? Is there a Difference Between a Lie and a Mistake? Before we get too far, let’s distinguish between failing to admit a mistake and actually lying. I’m not sure of the provenance...
9 days ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Friday is when I share a few leadership ideas, interesting discoveries and questions that caught my attention during the week. In case you missed the earlier Newsletters this week, you can find them here: On Monday, I emphasized the value of individual coaching — whether it comes from a professional coach or someone you believe can help you Become a More Effective Leader — in I made a mistake last week. On Wednesday, in Is Your Leadership Team at the Top of Its Game? | Take This...
12 days ago • 4 min read
Hi Reader, On Monday, we talked about the value of Executive Coaching, but I suspect many of you figured, yeah, that's for big-time executives, not for me ... and you skipped right past it. That's a mistake — and here's why. I didn't say it explicitly, but you can be certain that the value of individual coaching becomes very clear — WHEN YOU NEED TO COACH THE MEMBERS OF YOUR OWN TEAM. I imagine you're already facing that challenge. When I use the word TEAM, I mean any team you manage — a...
14 days ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, Coaching: I Made a Mistake Last Week I hope to correct it here. When I introduced my executive coaching services last week, I fell short in explaining the value and possibilities of individual coaching — not necessarily from me, but absolutely from someone. That was the important point I didn’t make clearly. What I hope you’ll see now is why individual coaching is so valuable to so many — and what it could offer you. See for yourself. The Value of Coaching is Incontrovertible I'm...
16 days ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Friday is when I share a few leadership ideas, interesting discoveries and questions that caught my attention during the week. In case you missed the earlier Newsletters this week, you can find them here: This week we talked about the difficult choices leaders must make and I kicked it off by sharing our plan to develop A Journey Toward Self-Mastery program. On Wednesday, I shared The Disagreement You Never Heard, with a few tips about how to get the most from your team when...
19 days ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, You present a plan to your team. You ask if anyone has concerns. No one speaks up, so you move forward. Two weeks later, a deadline slips. One of your managers says, “I thought that might happen. We didn’t have enough time to get it finished.” Why didn’t you hear that when there was still time to adjust the plan — or to rearrange other priorities so it would be finished on time? There are several possibilities. Perhaps the manager didn’t yet see the problem clearly. Maybe you asked...
21 days ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Over the past several weeks, we’ve looked at the Seven Deadly Sins through a leadership lens. As I worked through the series, I kept coming back to a more practical question: How do these tendencies show up in the decisions we make every day? A leader may welcome a challenge to a plan — until the decision is urgent and everyone is waiting. Another may protect the team’s workload most of the time, then make an exception for a customer too important to lose. Neither decision, by...
23 days ago • 1 min read