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Who are you listening to? — Beware false prophets…
Consultants have been around for a long time. Some would argue we’re the second-oldest profession; others may even make some snide, not-so-humorous analogies to the oldest profession. Ok, some of those are humorous… Regardless, advisers have been “advising” leaders...
Assuming Makes an… Well, You Get the Picture
Who out there knows the old saw about what happens when you assume? Great. You can put your hands down. Yes, we all thought that was funny the first time we heard it – like when we were 12 – but please stop asking people that. If we know we make an ass out of...
Size matters… doesn’t it? — Are bigger leaders better?
Some CEOs make a lot of money. Their Vice Presidents don't usually make as much, and the directors, managers, and other leadership positions still further down the organizational food-chain make even less. I know, I know... you're thinking "Well duh, Kevin; did you...
Prohibition is Back
Welcome to the new Roarin’ Twenties! The last Roarin’ Twenties was a decade marked by economic growth, technological advances, an increase in leadership opportunities for women, a society tired of war, fascination with material wealth, and a social media obsessed with...
Leadership and the Devil’s Advocate: Saint or Sinner?
“Yes” men, “No” men, or some happy medium?? (“men” used for convenience, and is in no way gender-specific)… Do we want our closest and/or brightest to agree with us, butter us up, lick our boots, kiss our derrière or any of a dozen other euphemisms for sucking up...
Best Boss Ever!
– Back to leadership basics in 2022 Why did 2021 leave us with so many work environment leadership challenges that none of us saw coming at the beginning of 2020? We’re struggling to manage a blended (at home / at the office) workforce and either losing workers as...
Sayonara to 2019
Kinda scary to think we’ve put another decade in the can. For the millennials out there, I don’t mean the trash can; it’s an old movie-making phrase that means we’re done. And speaking of a decade, last month marked the tenth anniversary of my retirement from the...
2020: Ready or not… — Here it comes!
New year, new you! Resolutions, here we come! This is the year it all happens! Yadda, yadda, yadda… give it a rest, will ya? It’s not that we don’t want to do well every time the calendar turns over, because we do. It’s just that we don’t actually plan with purpose...
Top 10 Client Lessons from 2019
Another year in the books (or the cloud, or wherever we store history these days). In 2019, we worked with executives in healthcare, technology, contact centers, financial services, higher education and more, and we’ve helped them become better leaders who developed...
Executive Life… How Hard Can it be??
Once again, the spotlight continues to shine brightly on senior executives. Not that it shouldn’t, mind you, but some focus is deserved — some may not be. For instance, we’ve all heard about Bob Nardelli’s $210M “severance” from Home Depot, amid falling stock prices....
Back ’em First — Kill ’em Later…
Our folks make mistakes. I know, that’s heresy, but it’s still true. We make mistakes all the time, we can only assume that the people working for us do as well. So, when they do make that mistake, what do we do? Whack ’em immediately? Beat ’em up about it? Public...
Officers Eat Last
There is a tradition, especially among our military’s ground troops, that officers eat last. I’ll let the Army and Marines argue about who started it, but woe be unto the uninitiated Airman or Sailor who gets in the chow line out in the field with ground forces before...
Leadership Lessons from My Fishing Trip
I recently went with some friends to Venice, Louisiana to do some gulf fishing. Those who know me are right now asking themselves what sort of alien has taken over my body, since they know well that I’m no fisherman. Not even a little bit. But gulf fishing with a...
