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How to Respond to Violence
As you know, Val Kilmer passed away recently. One of the most iconic scenes in movie history is from “Tombstone” in which he plays Doc Holliday (Kurt Russell playing Wyatt Earp). Everything about this vignette is perfect – acting, photography and message. I offer it to you today as a metaphor for how one deals with violence.
What are your thoughts?
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A global survey of 22,000 corporate leaders just voted me the 4th ranked Leadership Coach in the world, and also the 21st ranked Leadership Authority and Speaker. It is a privilege to be counted among 30 brilliant peers and souls from across the globe. While I accept...
Are You Part of the Problem? Or Part of the Solution?
I don’t know about you, but I have noticed myself complaining more than usual lately—about polarized politics, climate change inactivity, religious intolerance, and most of all, about the inability of so many people to “hear” others and their views, with respect and...
Right Intention; Wrong Solution!
In my most recent book, The Bellwether Effect, I list the eight things that we tend to do in modern organizations that turn off (demotivate) employees so thoroughly that 80% of the population would give up their day jobs if they had a free choice. (I also describe the...
Reclaiming Corporate Trust and Respect
For centuries the Roman Catholic Church dominated the world. In time, city states, and subsequently nation states, filled the vacuum caused by the decline of the church’s power in the world. More recently, these were replaced by corporations who have come to...
Serving ALL People
The Business Roundtable consisting of 181 CEOs of the largest corporations in America just issued a statement updating their definition of the Purpose of the Corporation. It’s framed as a “Mission Statement”. (Followers of our work will recall that I believe mission...
Who Are You Mentoring and Sponsoring?
When I was 27, with my self-awareness and worldview vastly exaggerated in my own mind, I suddenly became the CEO of Manpower Limited. Possessing nothing but raw ambition, self-confidence and limited skills, I launched into my new role. The reason I found myself...
The Gap
Almost every day, one or more people will tell me how stressed they are and how time constrained their lives have become. It almost seems as if this is a relentlessly worsening epidemic. In my work as a coach to leaders, I help my clients understand that there is no...
The Word We Can’t Speak
There is one word that—even in our sophisticated 21st century world—we are still afraid to say at work…. One word we are afraid of. One word that every single person in the world wants to hear and be told, and yet we cannot bring ourselves to use it at work. This...
Unlimited Leadership
UNLIMITED: un·lim·it·ed, adjective - not limited or restricted in terms of number, quantity, or extent. (example: "the range of possible ideas was unlimited") - Synonyms: inexhaustible, limitless, illimitable, boundless, immense, vast, great, extensive, immeasurable,...
The Lessons of Golf
My father was a scratch golfer, defined by the USGA as a player who can play to a Course Handicap of zero on any and all rated golf courses. My Dad golfed, or caddied with, and for, the best golfers of his day and could easily have turned pro. He labored...
Updates to Our Free Spirit@Work® Mobile App
In a recent post I described the latest iteration of our free Spirit@Work® cards app. We’ve been busy tweaking the app and making it even better. You can find the latest version for Android or iPhone by scanning the appropriate QR Code below with your phone. Of...
Want to be More Inspiring? Get Rid of “Secrets”!
Executives are notorious information hoarders. And keeping secrets creates suspicion and breeds distrust. In my work with leaders, I am constantly surprised by how many leaders believe the false notion that certain information is too sensitive to share with employees....
