A true professional is not defined by the job he or she does, but how he or she does the job. When I first met Fred the postman (the real-life Fred Shea who I wrote about in my book The Fred Factor), I realized that he made delivering the mail both art and science; Fred…
Philip of Macdonia, the father of Alexander the Great, said, “An army of deer led by a lion is more to be feared than an army of lions led by a dear.” That may be true, but I’ve come to believe that Philip missed the bigger point: An army of lions led by a lion…
This week, the 2011 Nobel Prize for Peace was conferred on two women who changed the world around them for the better without ever having the benefit of a title. They both grew up in very modest circumstances in societies that don’t traditionally allow women to have important titles or positions of power. They didn’t…
This post is compliments of OnlineMBA.com. For many who reach the top echelons of business, retirement is a time to enjoy the spoils of a life well lived and years of hard work and perseverance. Others, however, take a different approach. For every businessman anticipating retirement, there’s also one who dreams of working until old age,…
Speakers Roundtable colleague Peter Legge shares insights into leadership secrets of the Salvation Army.
Use discipline to make your dreams come true. Read this guest blog by Rory Vaden and download a free chapter of his upcoming book Take the Stairs.
When you take the path of some resistance, you end up telling someone what he or she needs to hear rather than what that person wants to hear. Or you might choose to do something that requires physical exertion over letting a machine do the work. And it almost always means going beyond yourself in…
Here are seven books that can increase your knowledge, encourage your spirit and make you a better leader.
We all know feedback is helpful but “carefrontation”? Find out what it is, how to do it and how to benefit from it.
Slow down for two minutes and read this if you want to make better use of your leadership time and skills.