The Tough Challenge of Being a MentorYouTube-type skills can be challenging—learning life and career skills can seem impossible—that’s what mentoring is all about. YouTube amazes me. In a matter of seconds you can learn to cook African food, learn to install a garbage disposal, or build
I don’t know about you, but I think that how we manage conflict is perhaps the biggest determinant of how life will go for us. How we manage conflict will determine who we’ll love, how we’ll fit into groups, where we’ll work, how successful
Alignment – Your Essential Guide to Avoid Train Wrecks in Business and LifeA freight train is a hurtling 20,000 ton, 2 mile long, 200 freight car mass of rolling steel moving on a narrow 4’8.5 inch wide track supported by an infinite number of rustically cut wooden
In a really tough and unfair world, being kind is cool—and you can win in life and business by being nice. Most of us will think we agree with this, but when push comes to shove, we tend to think that power wins over being
Winston Churchill saved his nation because he spoke up. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake because she did. People at home or in organizations are applauded, punished or purged every day for what they say—and what they don’t say. There is no doubt
Managing your emotions skillfully is as difficult as a mountain climber rappelling from a vertical ledge. I have to tell you that I don’t have a great reaction pattern to the parade of negative things that happen every day. Mostly I overreact to issues that are
What do I say? When I walk into a room of people—team meeting, social gathering, family—I always wonder who I’ll connect with and what will I say . . . and how they’ll react? A few walk in confident, but for most of us we have an
Self talk . . . what you tell yourself, is the key factor of your life. . . you may be degreed from an Ivy League university, a distinguished member of Mensa, and voted most likely to succeed . . . . but what you
Story-telling appears to be baked into the DNA of humanity. From oral traditions dating back thousands of years to the origin stories of most religious traditions to the child’s simple request: Tell me a story. And we love to hear those stories over and over.
What can you do when you have to get people or groups to collaborate, when neither bullets, bombs or bluster can get them to move a nano-step? In my work with leaders of organizations—where millions of dollars are on the line—I’ve found three simple magic
Lead with Your Strengths—But Operate Powerfully with Your Weakest Skills When You Have To Can you improve your weak points quickly? Tom, an old board member of mine, showed me how quickly you can in the case of life or death. He recounted his story to
You could say life begins for everyone as a negative experience. Don’t agree with that? As evidence I would say nobody ever told you their newborn baby kept them up all night laughing. If life were a poker game, I would argue that the deck
