Leaders often get sidetracked with a multitude of questions. When new projects arise, we can become obsessed with the logistics. The most essential question leaders will ask, however, is,...

Many of us are discouraged when we fall, thinking we’re failures. However, look at children. The only way they can walk is by falling enough times to learn what it takes. Think of falling as...

Some people think legacy is something to be focused on only during the later years of life. Some people think legacy is the building, money, or status that you accrue as a leader. Not true! Legacy...

So often in life, what’s obvious to you proves to be something to which others are totally oblivious. Just because you can see things in others that they can’t doesn’t make them...

Every leader is an agent of change. Before you make changes, however, you must ask yourself if you have the margin to do so. Many organizations get into trouble because they rush changes when...

Honor and respect are two quite different things. While respect is based on what you do, honor is based on who you are. It should be our goal to live every day in such a way that those we lead can...

There are three main things you need alignment in for your organization to run smoothly: vision, resources, and people. Any difficulty in moving forward is probably due to one or more of these...

All organizations have executives; but not every executive is skilled at execution—getting things done. In order to ensure execution, ask “Who does what by when?"

Often, we don’t consider the change in leadership between leading things and leading people—but this shift is a big one. Be careful about how you move your leaders, and be sure to...

So often, we view leadership as a destination rather than a journey. Instead, we need to be okay with the tension between where we are and where we want to be. If we make peace with the journey,...