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Leadership Lesson 21 – Good Intentions
You have no doubt heard that “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” There’s probably no better adage available to remember Rule 21—Execution!
Leadership Lesson 20 – Eat!
Is there anyone out there who does not enjoy Thanksgiving dinner? How about the Fourth of July BBQ? Or the office potluck where everyone brings copious amounts of food?
Leadership Lesson 19 – Your People Are the Priority
With the pace of business these days, it’s easy to get caught up in pursuing the next project, the next objective, the next dollar. It’s also extremely dangerous to fall into this trap and lose sight of what is really important . . .
Leadership Lesson 18 – Playing Nice with Others
I have learned a ton of things over my time in the workplace. Perhaps no lesson was more transformational than the importance of “soft skills” versus “hard skills.”
Leadership Lesson 17 – You’re Not Davy Crockett
American folklore loves to celebrate the rugged individual that blazed trails for all to follow. Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, the young Abraham Lincoln. All these big, rugged, self-sufficient men took on the world single handedly and prevailed. Poppycock!
Leadership Lesson 16 – The Feedback Loop
To succeed long-term, you and your team must have alignment of goals and efforts. And the only way to ensure alignment is to review the goals and efforts!
Leadership Lesson 15 – Never Compromise
So you’ve built the best team in the world, given them all of the tools, provided a great environment, and let them know you care. You’re done right? WRONG!
Leadership Lesson 14 – It’s About the Money
The key here is that the statement is “importance of money” and not “importance of more money.” Going back to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the 2 base layers include food and home—both of which require money.
Leadership Lesson 13 – Work-Life Balance is Critical
Someday, when you look back at your life, it’s very unlikely that you’re going to think: “Man, I sure wish that I would have spent more time working and less time with my friends, family and passions.”