Hey Boy, Where’s Your Lanyard?

During a recent project, I ran into an issue that worried me. Not because of the issue itself, but rather for what it represents. A really big deal was made about wearing the security badge ID’s on a lanyard and not on our belts. The Lanyard Decree After the “lanyard decree,”  lanyards were distributed throughout [...]

Managing Change: Out of Sight, But Not Out of Mind

Throughout my career as a C-level executive, management troubleshooter, and organization consultant, I have been around the change/transformation process a number of times.  For me, some of these “change programs” have been more successful and enjoyable than others.  Observations on Change To provide some valuable experiences to you in an effort to help you learn and [...]

Article of Faith: 10 Core Values of Spiritual Leadership

When I think of a spiritual leader I think of a person with tremendous energy, who knows what life is about and is living it well, who is comfortable with chosen values and lives them with integrity, who knows the value of other people and cherishes their lives and input.   ”A spiritual leader is motivated [...]

Leadership Follies: Yes You Are Unique, But Not That Different

Best practices and methodologies within organizations are useful and effective. It is not realistic to think that everything must be created or invented in an organization. But, it’s important to leverage strengths and weaknesses of the organization to select and implement the practices that will have the greatest positive impact. Making sure to involve key [...]

Conflict, Daggers, and Punches at Work

Are you ready for the really BIG holiday season moving into high gear?  Are you ready for the hectic effort to push and pull everything and everyone around you up that steep hill to profits from now till the end of the year? More importantly, are you ready for the extra stress, tension, and, you [...]

Leaders: Your 10-Step Guide to Moral Decision Making

Sometimes we need a “guide” to help us discern the proper action for a given situation. Your 10-Step Guide to Moral Success Ten Steps to Making Good Moral Decisions Use these steps as your guide for examining all the possible options in a situation. Go through each step in order, and make sure you do [...]

On Leadership, Change and Levi’s Red Tab Jeans

I love my Levi’s jeans and I will not change! When I was a teenager, I became very attached to Levi’s jeans. Most of my friends wore Levi’s Red Tab jeans and we all thought we looked pretty darned cool! “…and so did the ladies…” (Well, at least that’s what we told each other…) Living [...]

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