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Not About Titles

Leadership isn’t about the title on your business card, but it can be… When Starbucks and ceo Howard Schultz made the commitment to help their associates reach the goal of obtaining a college degree, that is the kind of leadership that is measured not by titles, but influence. I encourage everyone to show their appreciation […]

My Philosophy

I wanted to take a second to write about my philosophy because I have encountered a few situations lately where it seemed relevant that sharing my philosophy might be useful to others. In a nutshell: * I focus on outcomes…that’s what the end goal looks like. * I believe in leaders communicating with their stakeholders. […]

What About Trust?

I talk a lot about integrity and business. I am not sure where this came from…but it really is important. Here is the thing, when you are dealing with a company or a representative of a company, you can tell right away if the company is one that focuses on integrity. By the same token, […]

Communicating In Crisis

Lately we have seen a lot of crisis moments around the world and I think we have seen that there has not been a real uniform way of dealing with the crises from a communication standpoint. It seems that leadership in these instances has forgotten that in times of crisis and turmoil that people are […]

Integrity Isn’t Easy

It isn’t easy to work with high integrity. That’s the point when someone asks why it is important. If you are to take an hour to read a magazine, newspaper, or other source of news….you are going to see lots of examples of people that are getting rewarded for behaving badly. And, that is why […]

Strategy Isn’t A One Time Event

Too often I talk to leaders about strategy and I hear back some sort of answer that makes it seem like the discussion of strategy is a one time event that occurs when there is new leadership in an organization or once a year when it is time to talk to shareholders and stakeholders about […]

There Is More Desire To Conform Now…

Even when our society needs us to break the molds. Sitting at a conference table recently, a conversation broke out about the need for more “competent” people…and from my perspective, that is the bare minimum that we should be getting, not something we should be hoping for. Our institutions and our organizations don’t need competence, […]