I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not, but it has become all too rare for someone, anyone, upon making a mistake to step up, acknowledge their error, meaningfully apologize,…
Category: Leadership
On Baseball, Long Hair, Married Priests, HR, and the "Department of No"
The sports press was abuzz this week about something that didn’t involve balls, strikes, birdies, or 3-pointers. Rather, it was about hair, specifically the prolific red locks belonging to NY Yankees rookie…
With Healthcare Reform, Nothing Doesn't Trump Something
As Americans, we’re more than a little interested in the current goings on with regard to “Repeal and Replace,” for several reasons. As with many others, it affects our business.…
Leadership...It's Not a Position
Being appointed or elected to a position the duties of which include providing leadership does not in and of itself make one a leader. Leadership is a series of behaviors…
Good Leaders Look Beneath the Surface
One of the most remarkable people I ever worked with was a bank teller named Donna, at a bank branch I managed early in my career. Donna was a customer…
The Hunt for a Better Boss
As an executive coach and former HR leader, I’ve had hundreds of people ask my advice on how they might get another job, or in some cases, a particular job.…
Grace Under Pressure
And the winner of the Oscar for Best Display of Grace and Class on Stage goes to… Jordan Horowitz, Producer, “La La Land.” Standing Bravo! Admittedly, I’m not much of a movie…
When it comes to Training, Visibility Matters
I was conducting leadership training for a large public utility, in a rural training facility about 100 miles from the company’s headquarters. The Vice President who had brought me in…
Three Steps to being the Leader you Always Wanted to Be
Along the way, we’ve all observed and noted better (I hesitate to use the word, “best”) habits practiced by leaders we have come into contact with. I’m willing to bet…
How to Avoid Cow Tipping at Work
Urban mythology has it that teenagers, likely fueled by alcohol have, in the pursuit of fun, been known to enter a pasture, sneak up on a grazing cow and, through…