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3 Ways That Older Leaders Can Renew Their Value
“Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.” As we celebrate Veterans Day this month, it made me think about this quote from General Douglas MacArthur. For the most part, U.S. citizens are very...
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On Leadership and Courageous Accountability
Take a moment to reflect back on 2013 and recall the parade of high-profile leaders who have not taken responsibility for broken pledges (simply scan “leadership broken promises” in a web search). Can...
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Adams and Jefferson Leadership Traits: Which One Was the Better Leader?
American presidents come and go throughout history, but think about the presidents that you regard as great leaders. Regardless of their political persuasion, do historically successful presidential...
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The Epiphany to Growth and Prosperity: 3 Ways to Lead Higher
Looking back after two month now, 2013 was a very busy year for many of us—what a blur of activity! Some of my closest friends were worried that I wouldn’t be able to sustain the pace of traveling,...
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Leadership Intuition: Learning To Listen To Your Gut
Several years ago my strategic partner and good friend Hugh Massie, Founder and CEO of DNA Behavior International, mentioned that he was learning to trust his gut instincts more. This caught my...
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4 Superhero Ways to Show Courage in Leadership
What is your greatest fear in your work? What is the one thing that you don’t want others to know about you? Perhaps it’s burying past mistakes or poor decisions, or maybe you’re in a new leadership...
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4 Fundamental Vital Signs for Healthy Organizations
In Patrick Lencioni’s latest book The Advantage, he points out that in today’s competitive world a healthy organization is likely to be the greatest competitive advantage you can have. He’s right. So...
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Freeing the Captives—How to Confront Your Personal Leadership Barriers (Part 1)
The release of Bowe Bergdahl has been a hot item in the news recently. And I’ve had several interviews on regional and national news media about what it’s like to come home after being a POW for five...
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On Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
4 Eye-Openers Leaders Must Know in Evaluating Emotional Intelligence The commercials on television today talk endlessly about treatments for “low this” and “low that,” but unfortunately, we don’t hear...
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On Leadership and Assessing Leadership Potential in Yourself and Others
Carla, a Senior Vice-President of a Fortune 200 company, has the challenge of evaluating the natural leadership potential of several team members. She had worked with all of them for some time, but...
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On Leadership and Succession Planning – Avoiding Costly Mistakes
Recently, my wife Mary and I discussed the need to review and update our will, which is now about fifteen years old. The next day over coffee a friend asked me if I had a will. Later that day in a...
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On Leadership and the Political Season: How All Leaders Can Discern Deceit...
Having a competitive spirit is usually a positive attribute in our culture. Whether in work, life, or play, we’re hard-wired to face competition with power, tenacity, and the goal of winning. It’s the...
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On Authentic Leadership – Three Foundational Elements for Knowing Yourself
Authentic leadership is a grand, worthy, and potentially overwhelming goal for any leader to attain. Based on more than 16 years as a leadership coach and consultant, I’m convinced that authentic...
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On Leadership and Team Cohesion: Three Leadership Steps to Better Camaraderie
Almost twenty-five years in the Air Force serving my country—what a wonderful first career experience I had. There were many things that I enjoyed about the military such as the joy of flying, but over...
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On Leadership and Next Gen Growth: Why Developing Young Leaders is Critical
The change of seasons brings to mind changes that we see in work and leadership. As seasons come and go in your work cycle, consider how older leaders shift […]
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Christmas in the POW Camps and Clarifying Your Culture
During this special season of gift-giving, today’s post is an excerpt from leadership consultant and former Vietnam POW, Lee Ellis’ latest book, Leading with Honor in the chapter on “Clarifying […]
View ArticleOvercoming Leadership Barriers in 2015: Three Lessons from Unbroken
The long awaited movie, Unbroken, came out during the holidays. And while I read the book and enjoyed it very much, I looked forward to the movie with mixed emotions […]
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