Kids are born leaders. Watch as parents squirm when this powerful leadership word exits their child's lips - WHY? Forced to elaborate and...

I had the amazing opportunity to palaver with Jim Collison and Danny Lee from Gallup last night about my strengths journey and wanted to...

I recently read an article in Popular Mechanics magazine recently called, "The Grueling Life of a Long-Haul Trucker" that triggered me to...

Recently, I was reminded of the famous Albert Einstein quote, "The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know." The cue came...

Please note: this article contains spoilers. Marvel responded to DC's throwing the gauntlet (and kitchen sink) at audiences worldwide...

It’s day one of the annual corporate meeting and you already know what to expect. The CEO and Executive management team are going to...

Have you ever stopped to consider how much faith you place in the hands of airplane pilots and crews whenever you step aboard one of...

Please note: this article contains spoilers. DC Comics has arguably the two most well-known comic book heroes in existence in Batman and...

When I was in the 3rd grade I was pulled out of my class and taken into a small room with two strangers waiting to ask me a bunch of...

I read a daunting statistic recently that stated 70% of all strategic plans fail. 70%! Let's assume for a moment that this data is...

As a leader, you are constantly trying to maximize the magical effort to effectiveness equation (aka efficiency). You can see this play...

So you've taken over a new team, operation, or enterprise and executed your 90 day plan with excellence. You've assessed your people,...

When asked to define leadership in a single word, many people choose influence. Of course there are many ways to obtain influence (and...

I've never been particularly good at receiving performance feedback from my superiors. As someone who is 60/40 on the introvert to...

Earlier this week, I posted an article about the importance of an audacious, galvanizing, inspiring mission to get teams motivated to do...

The 8 day voyage from Earth to the Moon, in July 1969, was a watershed moment for humankind. The “giant leap” described by Neil Armstrong...

14 years ago, Jim Collins asked the question, “Can a good company become a great company and if so, how?” The answers were so surprising,...

Think back to a time when someone believed in you more than you believed in yourself. Imagine what they saw looking at you and wonder...

Imagine a portrait of your favorite leader. What image do you see? Is it Winston Churchill resolutely staring the imminent destruction of...

Last week, I had the pleasure of participating as a coach in a two and a half-day developing leaders workshop. Twenty-nine top talents...