On Leadership, Habits and Approachability

Are you approachable? Or have you unwittingly locked yourself into comfortable patterns and habits that are making you boring and impersonal?  If you have, then it might be time to change! Your future may depend on it… Change on a Personal Level Fixed habits are hard to break.  Our habitual nature causes us to be fixed, [...]

6 Steps to Sustainable Leadership: Feedback Mechanisms

Have you ever heard anything like this at your office or workplace: “How dare Roberto tell ME that I could do better? He just wants to get all the credit and attention after we do all the work!  He actually left Rosita out of our meeting yesterday!  Wait until I tell her about this, she [...]

Leaders: What Ever Happened to Excuse Me?

What happened to polite people? It seems that over the years, people have continuously treated people worse. Rudeness and incivility affect people in a deeper level, and especially affect their performance in the workplace. A recent incident of “over-the-top rudeness” made me relate rudeness and incivility to not only strangers in public, but between coworkers. [...]

Articles of Faith: Faith Heroes in the Marketplace

Have you ever wondered to what extent leaders are able to integrate their faith in the market today? When you think about news headlines, it seems like Biblical values are under attack from nearly every direction, especially in the marketplace. Questions of Biblical Proportion  In 2011, I set out to answer these questions: Have Christian [...]

Leaders: What is Your Legacy?

The San Francisco and Silicon Valley Business Times presented the “2012 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area” this week. The 125 companies ranked in their publication clearly understand that their people are their priority. These exemplary companies foster work environments that attract and retain happy, engaged, and productive employees. “Talent is the engine [...]

Next-Gen Leadership: Developing Future Leaders

My doctor recently brought up the topic of leadership in relation to providing guidance to her high school kid. She was curious about developing leadership skills for kids during the crucial years of their school so that they can get selected to the best college. After all, “Good luck happens when preparedness meets opportunity,” so why can’t we [...]

Leadership Follies: Know When to Quit

Success in the workplace is determined by planning, scheduling, and efficiency. These are all aspects that must be considered when planning or working on any project in relation to your team and to your company. Have you ever worked on a project or initiative that was not going well?  If everyone knew it was failing, [...]

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