[youtube]https://youtu.be/36C_RC-LOGI[/youtube] I wish I could tell you that there’s a clear-cut, linear path to becoming a leader, but there isn’t; instead, you’ll need to get comfortable with the uncomfortable-ness of learning from your personal successes… Read more
My New Year’s Wish for You
To be an Extreme Leader is really nothing more than the challenge to be fully human at work, at home, in the community, and in the world as a whole. And to be fully human… Read more
This Ain’t No Kumbaya
In describing Extreme Leadership, I use a lot of words that have been traditionally written off as soft, squishy, kumbaya stuff by people who think of themselves as hard-core, no-nonsense, business types. It doesn’t bother… Read more
Provided by the Management for Your Protection
That ubiquitous sign in many a bathroom stall represents what is perhaps the single most dangerous management myth of all time. First of all, it’s a lie. You will never see an executive wrapped in… Read more
“They”
Richard Branson, Virgin Group founder and figure head, has a lot to say about the near-ubiquitous word, “they,” and its nasty implications for business. “A company where the staff consistently overuses the word ‘they,’” he… Read more
(I) Hail the First-person Singular Pronoun
If you work for a company–small, mid-sized, corporate behemoth, whatever–chances are pretty good that you’ve been provided with a company values statement. Chances are also good that it’s laminated in a convenient wallet-sized card that… Read more
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