Reliability and Adaptability – the Leadership Dilemma

So you’re now a leader. Your boss is counting on you to deliver results through other people in some fashion. Any person who is expected to influence and guide others is in a leadership capacity, regardless of whether they have formal title and direct reports or not....

Three Principles of Holistic Thinking

One of the key issues individuals face as they move into higher levels of responsibility is recognizing the value and importance of holistic thinking. I would define holistic thinking as the ability to see the whole picture and to understand the interdependencies of...

Becoming a Frictionless Employee

In the November 2015 issue of Fortune Magazine there was an article entitled The 21st Century Corporation by Geoff Colvin, describing an economy without “friction”, “where labor, information and money move easily, cheaply and almost instantly”. The idea is that high...

5 Keys for Creating More Franchise Players

Every professional sports coach is looking for franchise players—dynamic players around which they can build their team. In the business world, as in sports, going out and recruiting such players can be expensive and difficult, especially when potential franchise...