There is no shame in competing values. The problem comes when the conflict in values goes unaddressed. When values compete and no one talks about it, progress stalls and big aspirations remain just that. Choosing Between Two Values is an Act of Leadership In When...
Like it or not, uncertainty and conflict are markers of 21st century life. Most who seek to exercise leadership recognize that a certain amount of ambiguity comes with the territory. Harder to accept perhaps is that if we want to make progress on our toughest...
Reliance on our strengths alone won’t get us the progress we need on our toughest challenges. To supercharge our leadership, we must also identify our vulnerabilities and triggers. Then – and this is the leadership behavior – we have to manage those vulnerabilities...
Managing self is the hardest part of exercising leadership. When I manage myself poorly, I won’t make progress on much of anything. Think about it. Without self-knowledge, self-control and awareness of how others perceive you, how likely are you to energize people to...
When it comes to our toughest challenges, we all have a part to play. Lots of people need to contribute time and energy. Saying “yes” to leadership as an activity means risking your own comfort for the sake of progress on something that matters. If we want to solve...