I was reading an article from Fast Company this morning and loved it. The article written by John Hunt relates to a book he write called The Art of the Idea. I loved the article  primarily because I like exercising my right brain from time to time. Too much time in the left brain for […]

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I was on twitter this morning and saw an interesting link to a management article. The name of the article initially caught my attention so I thought why not…
 
Here is the original article if you care to read it for yourself
 The Coffee Cup As a Management Tool 
http://management.about.com/od/communication/a/CoffeeMgtTool05.htm
 
As I read it I agreed with the simplicity […]

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In April 2006 I stood on the precipice of the most significant educational accomplishment I had ever dreamed of realizing, a Masters of Science degree.
On a bright hot spring day that month in southern California my wife and I walked the isles of my universities grad fair. How would I commemorate this accomplishment? How would I remember […]

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I read a great blog post this morning from an author named Susan Mazza. You can find her at Random Acts of Leadership and on twitter @Susanmazza. It is a great post thoughtful introspective and balanced. I particularly like the questions she poses at the end as a guide to how to handle disagreements. All […]

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Lately I have been struggling with the repetitive nature of work. For me the excitement comes from the new and unexpected challenges that hit me throughout the day, week, month. I like dealing with new problems. When all the problems seem like old ones it seems as if I did not solve the thing right in […]

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How do you know you are a leader? Turn around and see if anyone is following you goes the old cliche.
Well as I looked at my twitter page I began to consider that Twitter just might be a great test of leadership. After all you search for those who you know already, find others who […]

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I read an interesting article in a HR e-zine this morning that made the argument to not to hire B or C grade people into a management team. The article caught my eye because of the provocative nature of the argument presented. I completely agree that hiring a B player into management is simply a […]

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37. Leaders show up. Ya! That is the whole point, the leader always shows up. They understand the power of relationship, of connection, of presence. A leader will be present. This concept is so fundamental as to be obvious and hard to even write about.Challenge: The next time you find yourself in an uncertain or […]

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36. Leaders give respect. Have you ever heard of transformational leadership?  It is in my estimation the most effective model. It involves the leader helping followers to transcend their own personal goals for a larger meaningful goal. One aspect of the leader in this model is their ability to see the best of their team. […]

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35. Leaders are community organizers
Well apparently they are, Barack Obama. Need we say more
Challenge: Leading in a volunteer community role is a powerful way to do a leadership gut check. Take on a role, do a crappy job and see if anyone follows, not likely. So that is the challenge, volunteer for a community […]

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