All too often, we try to develop leaders by giving them new skills, tools and techniques. But none of these can inspire deep, fundamental, lasting change in leaders. The most fundamental and important aspect of all personal and leadership development is...
Taking accountability for our mistakes is not one of our strong suits. We do everything we can to avoid it. Learn how to take more accountability here.
Several years ago, a major Australian bank was accused of having a toxic culture. The CEO declared in the media that the middle management was the cause of the poor culture. I still remember how perplexed I was when I read that. The CEO was publicly demonstrating...
For leaders, gratitude is a catalyst for recognition. It makes us constantly look for the good in people and feeds our desire to share our gratitude for a job well done. It is a light we carry with us that people are drawn to because they feel good about themselves...
Without total honesty, holding people accountability remains largely a theory. The fear, however, is that total honesty will damage relationships and alienate people—and that means disharmony and disengagement. In my experience, leaders typically feel a tug-of-war...
Research shows that the number one characteristic people want from their leaders is honesty. Leaders struggle with being honest with themselves, however, because of our propensity to hide parts of ourselves from ourselves. As Carl Jung, one of the fathers of modern...
