If you don’t have an accountability partner or group, you should. Every leader walks a lonely path in some ways and faces unique challenges. With access to funds, decision-making authority, and plenty of stress, leadership [...]

I speak to leaders all over the country, thousands of them each year. Each week I meet many bright, active, highly engaged professionals who are dedicated to improving themselves and making an impact through their [...]

Many people live well below their potential. It’s not that they don’t want a better life or do nothing to gain one—they simply don’t put their energy in a clear, consistent direction. Maybe this describes [...]

Do You Lack This Must-Have Characteristic?  The most common reason for failure will surprise you. It is not moral defect, lack of vision, or the absence of skill. We focus so much on integrity, vision, [...]

4 Tips for Growing Leaders I know exactly how you feel. You’re excited about your organization, committed to the vision, eager to get into the game. There’s only one problem. You’re not the formal leader. [...]

4 Wrong Reactions and 4 Right Ones If you’re a leader, you’re going to face a crisis. And it could happen sooner than you think. How you respond to the crisis is the acid test [...]

7 Things Every Baby Boomer Must Learn About Leading Millennials According to the US Census Bureau, the Millennial generation is some 80 million strong, and more of these younger people enter the work force every [...]

Good leaders aren’t all that difficult to find. Lots of people have enough vision and personality to draw a few people with them and accomplish a task. Football coaches, pastors, business executives, military officers—there are [...]

The first telephone I ever saw was not a smart phone, a flip phone, or even a rotary dial phone. The very first phone I ever saw was made out of wood, had a crank [...]

Six Positive Traits of Those Who Lead Well Humility is one of the most needed—and least valued—traits of a great leader. We are far more likely to value the bold, even brash, leader who ruthlessly [...]