The Era of “Effective Immediately”

Never has the figurative sense of two words meant so much more than the literally sense as “Effective Immediately.” (OK, I’ll concede that “I Do” is also up there in the two-worder club). Google It I just Googled “Effective Immediately.” Yikes.  I didn’t do the math, and I wouldn’t say that I performed any scientifically [...]

A Leader’s Reflection On Reality

What is Reality? Who determines it? How can one get in tune with what others perceive as reality? These are questions that should be looked at when one takes on the role of a leader. These questions are also important when a leader takes on a new role with a new team. If a leader [...]

The Best of L2L Blogazine 2009-2010 (Top #5 and 6)

This week L2L is bringing you the Top 10 most popular blog posts over the last year. Enjoy and Share! ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Leadership and Four-letter Words (Top #6) Words matter. Mark Twain once said, “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” This truth [...]

The Lucky Leader

How many times in your career have you heard people described as being lucky? Probably many. Probably today. “What the heck is this thing called luck?” At one moment, what appears to be bad luck suddenly becomes good, or good luck becomes bad. Could luck be just a word we use to describe success or [...]

Risk – The Tumbling Dice of Leadership

Oh, my, my, my, I’m the lone craps shooter, playin’ the field ev’ry night.  Baby… can’t stay…you got to roll me, and call me the tumblin’ dice. ~ The Rolling Stones, Tumbling Dice 1972 Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner! “New roller coming out” yelled the croupier as he slid five dice toward me.  The table was [...]