Reflective Leadership for Career Seekers

Last month I had a chance to speak with a fantastic group of career seekers at CRN: Career Resources Network where I posed a similar question to the idea I blogged about last week, only this time it went: How do prospective employers...

Reflection in Leadership

One of the challenges of leadership is recognizing, owning and accepting the fact that what you say and what people hear are often very different things. It can be hard to accept that it’s not all about what you say–it’s about what people hear....

Turn the Other Cheek

Frankl’s video last week got me thinking about the flip side of the coin. As Frankl pointed out, if we take man as he is we make him worse, (because people have too many influences and pressures upon them to always hit their target) but if we take him as he...

Why To Believe In Others

“When we can no longer change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” -Viktor Frankl Watch this: 4 Minutes and 22 Seconds that will change your thinking of others. You see, we all too often look at people and see what we see, with all the...

The Obligation of Leadership

What is our obligation as leaders? Do we have one? Does our obligation change when our leadership is applied to ourselves, to others, or to the larger world? I don’t think so. I think the obligation is the same regardless of the recipient. The obligation of...

What Question Are You Avoiding?

At one of my recent Team Retreats, I asked the audience: What is the question you have most been avoiding? (team dynamics was the purpose of our day together).  It proved a powerful catalyst for the day’s work. What we find in most human interactions –...