Effort is the Great Equalizer

Talent doesn’t advance alone. Effort is the equalizer of success. If you think that just because you are the most skilled, the most talented or the most gifted, that you will automatically advance or progress […]

The Secret of the Really Successful: NO

  Redwall Leadership Principle: Learning to say no is an essential quality of any great leader or organization. “The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to […]

Stop Wasting Your Time Trying to Develop Leaders

Character development is more important than leadership development. We live in a world full of leaders who are empty of character. We’ve got more leaders, more leadership positions, more leadership titles and more frustration because […]

Podcast – Unlocking Millennial Myths

The truth is between technology, helicopter parents and a lack of perseverance Millennials are being told some myths that are affecting the way they work, the way they think about work and how they see […]

Podcast – The Millennial Mentor (Episode 1) – Other than My Title, Why Would Anyone Follow Me?

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSYou are not a leader unless you have followers. Everyone can exercise personal self-leadership, but not everyone will be a leader that connects and collects with followers. You […]

Leadership Word of the Week: Wait

Ah, this week’s word is a word we don’t like to hear and even more we don’t like to experience. We live in a give-me, give-me-now, what’s-taking-so-long society. And the by-product is that we are […]

Leadership Word of the Week: Grit

In a furious world full of snowflakes, we need strong men and women who don’t melt at the first thought of heat. We need to teach our children, our teams and our people to rise […]

How to Develop People

Developing people is tough, time-consuming and taxing, but as a leader it is absolutely one of the most important and mission critical tasks you will ever do. People need development. People develop people. #1- See […]

The Formula to Teach the Young How to Succeed: D.E.E.D.S.

We’ve got to get over what the next generation is not getting and how uncomfortable it is making the previous three generations feel. We have the answers they need and they have the energy we […]

What Keeps Talent Connected – The Power of the Moon Pie

How do you stop people from leaving? Simple, give them a reason to stay. The more reasons they have to stay, the longer it takes them to leave. When I was a boy, my father […]