The world has an overabundance of people with important sounding titles such as President, Senator, Coach, Policeman, and Holy Father…but far too often these people prove to be nothing more than   …continues

Each day of your life, you can and should embrace the idea that there is something about you, your life, your business, or the way that you carry yourself that could stand to be improved.   …continues

The LAST player selected in the annual NFL Draft has acquired the nickname of “Mr. Irrelevant”.

The name evolved simply because the last pick in the draft was often irrelevant   …continues

The powerful Greek warrior Achilles was mortally wounded from a heel wound. Superman was incapacitated by Kryptonite. Popeye just ain’t Popeye without Spinach.   …continues

Gandhi advocated a simple, humble and unassuming lifestyle. He had lived modestly, wore traditional Indian dhoti and shawl, and ate plain vegetarian food. He said it does not require money to be neat, clean, and dignified.   …continues

People should be able to run their daily calendars against the mission statement and know — without a doubt — that their activities are supporting the mission. It either is or is not!   …continues

A person who wants to take moral leadership on national or international issues must take special responsibility for what’s going on inside his or her own self lest the act of leadership create more harm than good.  …continues

Aristotle says that virtue and wisdom will definitely elude leaders who fail to engage in ethical analysis of their actions.

He raises a set of ethical questions that are directly relevant to   …continues

No matter how good or bad your results have been in the past – you can always do better.

Yet, the single biggest key to improving both your performance and your results seems to go ignored by almost everybody.   …continues

Look at your life as a gift to future generations and rather than focusing on leaving an inheritance, let your character, your values, and the example of a life well-lived be your family heirloom to future generations.

Set an inspiring example that future generations will be proud of and more importantly want to protect and emulate.  …continues

When will your finest hour come, and how will it arrive?

The leader who consistently displays bold behavior will far outperform the person who does not. Boldness helps propel a person beyond what he or she might otherwise achieve.   …continues

Leadership is everybody’s business; it is an issue that affects each and every one of us. Not only do we look to leaders for guidance and direction, but also we are all called upon to exercise leadership in any number of temporary situations.  …continues

If you aspire to make any kind of impact in the new world of business you must realize that you are really playing an altogether different game -competing for the future.

The future dictates new rules and if you don’t write them, someone else will!  …continues

The reality is that most leaders have gotten more and more precise and sophisticated at measuring less and less of an organization’s TRUE value.

At present, the entire focus of financial analysis is on “the numbers,” despite mounting evidence that they’re the WRONG numbers!   …continues

For 26 years, a man known only as Secret Santa has roamed the streets of Kansas City every December quietly giving people money. He started with $5 and $10 bills.

As his fortune grew, so did the gifts. In recent years, Secret Santa has been handing out $100 bills, sometimes two or three at a time, to people in thrift stores, diners and parking lots.   …continues

Technological changes have ushered in an era of radical strategic repositioning.

Competitive advantages and profits will belong to innovators who transcend the existing parameters of competition.  …continues

Keeping score and inspecting your progress is important, not only in determining the ultimate winner of a contest, but also as a measuring device by which a person, team or company can gauge itself against the competition.   …continues

Because establishing goals is so important, you should put a great deal of time and mental effort into the process. The more specific your vision, the more likely you are to organize yourself around it.   …continues

Have you ever wondered why some people are more successful than others? Is it because they think bigger, or could it be that they think better? The purpose of this post is to help you think better which will result in your ability to be a better leader.   …continues

The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader. A lot of business thinking has stressed the notion of empowerment, of pushing down and getting a lot of people involved. That’s very important, but empowerment and involvement don’t apply to the ultimate act of choice.

To be successful, an organization must have a very strong leader who’s willing to make choices and define the trade-offs.   …continues

The genesis of this post began a few years ago when I delivered a presentation on Leadership to a group Fortune 500 executives. As with every talk or presentation, I begin by framing a few questions and then build out from there. In this case, the primary question was, “What role does character play in leadership?” I trust you will enjoy what follows.   …continues