(2022-12) One of my favorite quotes about life is actually a lyric from a John Lennon song – “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.” While this quote is a lyric, I recently learned that it was actually used in 1957 in an issue of Reader’s Digest by a man named Allen […]
If you had a magic wand, would you choose revenge or forgiveness? I must admit, I’m very tempted by revenge. I have enjoyed Denzel Washington’s The Equalizer movies. There’s also the classic revenge movie – Death Wish. I remember watching this many years ago. There’s a certain level of satisfaction when “justice is served” to […]
When you hear vision statements, what comes to mind? Can you remember your favorite vision statement? Can you describe your least favorite vision statement? Or, do you really just think a vision statement is hokey – some form of “Dilbert-speak” or something a management consultant would put together and charge you a lot of money […]
Albert Einstein once said, “If you feed your mind as often as you feed your stomach, then you’ll never have to worry about feeding your stomach or a roof over your head or clothes on your back.” I read this recently and it prompted me to consider its implications for success. Does my daily mental […]
When someone mentions teambuilding, do you cringe? If your boss told you the team was going to complete a teambuilding exercise, would you think you were filming an episode of The Office? Teambuilding has proponents and opponents. I’ve taken part in many exercises, and at one point in my career, I was the facilitator who […]
Do you hate distractions? When you are “locked on” to a goal, task, or vision, how do you deal with distractions? I have historically not dealt well with them. I believe all Type A personalities or leaders try to stay on task or target and don’t deal well with distractions. Two weeks ago, my mindset […]
I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to worry about the world. Is it just me, or has the world become rather dichotomous? (Dictionary.com defines dichotomous as “divided or dividing into two parts.”) It seems to me that the level of divisiveness in the world is worse than it ever has been. Do you […]
What does it mean to persist? Is persistence a good quality to have as a leader? Is there a “dark side” to persistence that a leader needs to avoid? Dictionary.com defines the verb persist as “to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, […]
In the spirit of full disclosure, the answer to the question posed in the title came from a child I know. That was their spirited reaction to any direction they didn’t agree with. To the Type-A leader, or Alpha-Leader, there is a similar reaction. Leaders want to lead. Many leaders have very large egos. Some […]
I give up – I refuse to do another New Year’s resolution! I don’t have any for 2022, and I don’t plan on ever doing one again. It’s February, and I’ve just finished my first draft of my personal goals for the year. None of the goals resembles a resolution. You might be thinking – […]