Are you Dismissive of Your Talents?

Are you Dismissive of Your Talents?

As you read this, my plan is to be in Tokyo visiting with my daughter. She lives and works in Tokyo as an IT consultant. Not only is she fluent in English and Japanese (we raised her bilingually), but she knows a bunch of those computer programming languages. She is...
Leaders and Trust

Leaders and Trust

One of the memorable parts of the VP debates this past week was Tim Walz waffling around some aspect of his history. The episode is an example of how trust can erode when leaders are not genuine. Leaders need trust to lead. Leaders need to be genuine to earn trust....
Addressing This is How we Have Always Done It

Addressing This is How we Have Always Done It

If you are like most growth-minded leaders, you want to change and grow. You are excited to try new things and adopt new technologies, tactics, and behaviors. …and you might be disappointed when the rest of the team does not share your enthusiasm… Here’s a...
Choices

Choices

People often ask me if people (leaders) can really change. The answer is yes. People can change. People can make positive changes that will help them be better at work and at home. But change requires a firm decision. We recently decided to change our anniversary date...