Nothing of consequence is ever accomplished without some form of leadership. Leaders are the change agents of society. They architect the future by challenging the status quo and striving to make things better. They lean into big problems and seize large opportunities. They create opportunities for others to find meaning through doing good work. I have been fortunate to work closely with hundreds of leaders through the years and this category is inspired by this experience.
How to Choose an Executive Coach Who Will Make You Better Seven practical steps to finding an executive coach who challenges your thinking, strengthens your leadership, and helps you achieve…
A Fictional Interview with Queen Elizabeth I -The Fixed Star A Conversation at Richmond Palace, March 1603 Who She Was Elizabeth I ruled England for forty-four years, from 1558 to…
Summary of Jonathan Pocius’s leadership interview Jonathan Pocius is CEO of PeopleWorx, an HR-consulting firm that also handles…
Summary of Jennifer Kerhin’s leadership interview Jennifer Kerhin is CEO of SB Expos & Events, a convention-management company,…
Summary of Brian Stevenson’s leadership interview Brian Stevenson is Vice President of Earlbeck Gases & Technologies, a welder-training…
Summary of Brian Blood’s leadership interview Brian Blood is managing partner of GraceBlood LLC, which handles EDI and…
Summary of Justin Trump’s leadership interview Justin Trump owns Mercedes Specialists in Westminster, Maryland. In about five years…
Summary of Tom Hamilton’s leadership interview Tom Hamilton is Executive Vice President of Keller Brothers, a commercial general…
Summary of Diana Smith’s leadership interview Diana Smith is the Chief Delivery Officer at VersaTech, a software, technology…
Summary of Steve Flook’s leadership interview Steve Flook is CEO and president of iHire, an HR-technology company based…
Summary of Nancie McDonnell Ruder’s leadership interview Nancie McDonnell Ruder is the founder and CEO of Noetic Consultants,…
Summary of Amanda Coleman Phelps’s leadership interview Amanda Coleman Phelps owns Nelson Coleman Companies — including Nelson Coleman…
Summary of Philip Rub’s leadership interview Philip Rub is the president of Vheda. Over four years with Ed…
Summary of Diane Devaney’s leadership interview Diane Devaney is the founder and president of Devaney & Associates, a…
Summary of Ashley Miller’s leadership interview Ashley Miller is the owner of Abbottstown Industries, a company she purchased…
Summary of Joe Wolf’s leadership interview Joe Wolf is the second-generation owner of Wolf Fire Protection, a Maryland…
Conversational Intelligence: How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results — Judith E. Glaser Introduction Most leaders…
10X Yourself as a CEO with AI There is a lot of talk about leveraging artificial intelligence to…
This practical guide brings together ideas from psychology, philosophy, leadership, and coaching and translates them into habits you…
The Price of Growth: When Your Business Outgrows Your People “What got you here won’t necessarily get you…
Leadership presence is about how people experience you as a leader. You can be extremely smart, work hard,…
This guided seven-stage renewal journey will challenge you to think about what you may need to let go…
What Makes an Effective Executive Coach? “The quality of your coaching isn’t measured by the quality of your…
What Chief Joseph Can Teach Us About Leadership History tends to focus on the winners. Leadership is more…
The Wisdom to Stop: Knowing When to Pull the Plug on a Business Initiative Not long ago, I…
What Are You Not Seeing? Strategic Blind Spots Every CEO Should Address Every once in a while, I…
Never Let an Employee Hold Your Company Hostage One of the most common conversations I have with business…
Keep Searching Until You Find Your Grant Few leadership decisions create more excitement than hiring someone you believe…
Opening Reflection – Balancing Achievement and Fulfillment As I write this, I am somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean…
Thank You, Mikel: A Leadership Lesson Acknowledged by a Lifelong Arsenal Fan I have been an Arsenal fan…
Why CEOs Fail is an important book because it reminds leaders that failure is rarely sudden. It is…
The Growth Trap There is a dangerous assumption many business owners make when things start moving in the…
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