How Do You Compare With Great Leaders?

In our last article, we talked about Vision being the one characteristic most often associated with great leadership.  One definition of leadership is the ability to turn a dream or vision of a desired future into a reality – with and through the cooperation of other...

Do You Have The #1 Quality of Great Leaders

Too often leadership development has been a process of turning out exact replicas of a certain personality type.  Commanding, egocentric and persuasive leaders have, in the past, been seen as ideal.  Even years after the corporate scandals of Enron and WorldCom, where...

The real impact of holding on to low performers

In the last article article, we talked about the number one mistake companies make – holding on to low performers. Here are some consequences of employees not carrying their fair share of the work… Others are left to pick up the slack. Top Performers begin to resent...

The #1 Mistake Companies Make

Since 2002, I’ve been working with businesses both big and small.  There is one thing that stands out to me that successful businesses do better than struggling businesses that ultimately fail.  It is so simple – but it’s not easy.  What is it? Letting underperformers...

7 characteristics of the very best employees

When looking at the “best” in any field, there are seven common characteristics to look.  They apply when promoting for leadership positions, as well. 1. The Best have vision.  They are future-oriented and can see ahead of the pack.  They work hard in the present for...