Leading and managing isn't for the faint of heart. Sometimes things just don't go well. No matter how hard we try, things around us seem to be breaking down. It seems the harder we try, the faster...

Let me share with you how to pick a great word that will resonate with you for 365 days.

I have made it a habit to pick a word for the year rather than make a resolution. I have found this...

I recently moved, downsized actually. It’s been quite an experience moving from our family three bedroom, spacious home to a new, but modest condo with significantly less space....

What do you do when you get a break in the action? 

Over the past month or so I have had four significant conversations with four individuals whom I all respect deeply. The conversations were...

When my kids were young I often gave them this advice: ‘Use your words.’ I could sense they had something important to say. They were feeling something on the inside that drove the...

There are two words that can only be uttered by a true leader. The very use of them indicates that you are a leader. In fact, you cannot speak these two words without being a leader. Perhaps these...

Time is the great equalizer. Whether you’re the CEO or working away in your cubicle, newly hired or nearly retired, all you have is today, the same 24 hours as everyone else. And we’re...

Words have power. We learn that early in life. Our words can be used to build others up or wound them in one breath. “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt...

Welcome to the career ladder, your long and arduous upward climb. The metaphor is often associated with the striving, scheming and stepping on or over others to move to a higher place. It’s...

I believe the universe has a message for you, especially if you’re a leader. It’s so strikingly obvious. How could I have missed it? The very thing we’re all trying to prevent,...