Chasing Awesome

The challenge to editing your own value system is that the world will constantly try to convince you that the world will constantly try to convince you that you’ve got it wrong. When you walk out of the mine holding your diamonds in your hand, the rest of the world may try to convince you …

Building A Culture Of Innovation | TOGETHER

Ideas are innovation currency. Where they are not esteemed or given room to be explored there is no innovation. I wrote about this in the first post of the series. In that post it is apparent that leaders must be open to hearing out those they lead when it comes to ideas. Another dynamic is …

Really? All In The Name Of Truth And Honesty

Too many crimes are committed in the name of honesty and truth. Some people claim to be very open people because they always speak the truth. They claim they are honest in dealing with people when they don’t like something. That is what they say. There are times I may have also used their language. …

The Influence Audit

All actions are influenced. No action everĀ justĀ happens. That you don’t understand why you, or other people act the way you, or they does not mean they’re uninfluenced. For example, decisions can be pushed on us by our circumstances. Some decisions or actions have to be made because they have to be. When was the last …

getting dirty: the role of leadership

Clean leaders aren’t good leaders. i’m not talking about issues related to character, i’m talking about the nuts and bolts of leading. leadership has a lot to do with popping the hood when things aren’t working. it has to do with getting hands dirty to identify things affecting performance of their terms or organizations. related: …