The Single Most Powerful Piece of Any Job Interview
The Answer: How do THEY want to be different? You've probably heard it a thousand times. "Hiring managers are looking for creative people.” But we're not talking about Picassos and Rembrandts, we're talking about people who can think outside of their own box and meet...
When You Feel Fear…
If the following brilliant words from Mike Dooley are true, then I am on the right track and growing. "When you feel fear, it invariably means you're: 1. Exactly where you are supposed to be. 2. Doing exactly what you are supposed to be doing. 3. Becoming more than...
You Are Closer Than You Think
Have you ever found yourself striving towards something, working diligently, but blindly, with no idea if you are even on the right track--much less whether you're close at all to your destination? I feel that way regarding myself sometimes. I strive to be the best...
Frustrated Into Action
My oldest daughter turned 13 this week. First of all--WOW! I have a teenager!! Yikes!!! Second of all: For her birthday, instead of a typical party, she chose to gather 5 of her closest friends and do something significant. She has (rightly) been frustrated and...
H. Jackson Brown Was Right
He's a great writer--and, on top of that, apparently a pretty smart guy. He definitely got this right: "Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best. Strive for excellence, not perfection." Strive for excellence today.
Being Your Best When it Counts
It's not being the best that counts, it's being your best WHEN it counts that really matters. If a runner qualifies for the Olympics, no one cares whether he was the first or last qualifier--what matters is that he qualified! If that runner goes to the Olympics with...
LL4L: Thought For The Week
Remember this week... Leadership is neither found nor proven by how one leads those who agree with them. Leadership only begins to show up when met by opposition, challenge and adversity.
The Way Things Are To Be Seen
George Carlin famously said: "Have you ever noticed when someone is driving faster than you they're an idiot, but when they drive slower than you they're a moron?!" Oh, how easy it is to judge those that don't do things just right, in other words--My Way! One of my...
Leading Those Who Disagree
When we talk about leading people who are against you, it's important to remember there's always a reason there. When someone resists your leadership, they're saying, "I can't tell my story the way you're leading." We assume their story is simply to resist us, but...
Where Leadership Begins
“Alright, now--everyone up, and move to the opposite side of the room,” I said a few minutes into a keynote address. “If you’re on the right, go left, if you’re on the left, go right...if you’re in the front, move the the back, and if you’re in the back, move to the...
