When is the last time that an obstacle you encountered knocked you down, and kicked you off track? When is the last time you achieved something great and meaningful – without having to face a significant obstacle? The difference between these two situations lies in your ability to be resilient. The ability to face whatever...
Category: Leadership Insights
Clarity is Power
We often hear that knowledge is power, but the truth is, that’s long gone. You can get all the knowledge you’d ever want from Google, literally in a split second. Make no mistake, in our lightning-fast digital age, where everything is old news only ten minutes after it’s born, clarity is power. Why does that...
The Power of Gratitude
“Gratitude is the precursor to joy” is one of my favorite quotes – and a great guide to living. In the midst of whatever is going on, personally and professionally, recognizing all that we are grateful for tunes your mind, attention, energy, and spirit to a better state. When you really need to be at your...
What Really Matters
In the constant swirl of activity and demands in life and work today, do you ever lose track of what really matters most? One of the biggest challenges for the leaders, top professionals, and senior executives that I work with is keeping their focus and efforts on their most important priorities and outcomes. The first...
What Are Your Contingency Plans?
Have you had enough of the unforeseen and unexpected coming at you? The single most common comment leaders have said is “I wish I knew better what the future holds.” (of course when did we ever ‘know’ what the future holds?)There are ways to deal with the unexpected and unforeseen that almost nobody is doing...
Building and Strengthening Resilience
When is the last time that an obstacle you encountered knocked you down, pushed you around, and kicked you off track? When is the last time you achieved something great and meaningful – without having to face a significant obstacle? The difference between these two situations lies in your ability to be resilient. The ability...
Why You Can’t Manage Change
As important as dealing with change is, the statistics on successfully implementing change in organizations is dismal. According to most studies, more than two thirds of change initiatives fail to achieve their stated objectives. But that does not stop many people from repeating the same old mistakes that have led to this lack of success....