On My Walk

#176 - The First Practice of Effective Leaders 17.03.2021 7:14 ↓

Peter Drucker had a 65-year consulting career. He said the best leaders always asked this question. 

#175 - The Quiet Repeal Of The American Revolution 15.03.2021 13:12 ↓

I am not a conspiracy theorist, but . . . has the federal government been buying up your freedom with your own tax money?

#174 - Statistics Are Not People 12.03.2021 9:43 ↓

Beware: Statistics are not people.

#173 - Which Quest Are You Pursuing 10.03.2021 12:46 ↓

Do you have a heart for social justice? That’s great! But a heart for social justice, apart from a definition of justice, is only going to lead to injustice.

#172 - Throw Away Your Stopwatch 08.03.2021 10:05 ↓

Sometimes to make progress you have to give up on your deadline and throw away that stopwatch.

#171 - The Wit And Wisdom Of G.K. Chesterton 05.03.2021 8:08 ↓

Here's much needed common sense for these most uncommon times.

#170 - Gender Dysphoria, The Transgender Life, and Buyer's Remorse 03.03.2021 13:09 ↓

Is it possible that someone who is 100% certain she is transgender might walk down a path toward sexual reassignment only to experience “buyer’s remorse”?

#169 - The Transgender Catch-22 01.03.2021 9:47 ↓

Is the LGBTQ+ community facing a sexual and ideological Catch-22? I think so!

#168 - The Transgender Craze 26.02.2021 15:09 ↓

Our nation is appropriately concerned about the unprecedented rise of COVID, why not about the unprecedented numbers of adolescent girls identifying as transgender?

#167 - Which World Are You Living In? 24.02.2021 15:17 ↓

We are living in a new “war of the worlds,” and if we don’t understand it, it is very likely that we will be on the losing end of it.

#166 - Stop Pining For The Good Old Days 23.02.2021 13:47 ↓

Do you long for the good old days? It's time to stop whining and start understanding.

#165 - No Third Option 20.02.2021 7:52 ↓

Are you creating a toxic environment at work by allowing a “third option” when it comes to “buy-in”? 

#164 - The Best Feedback Mantra I've Ever Heard 18.02.2021 7:54 ↓

What is the most important aspect of developing and sustaining accountability at work? It has to do with feedback and Cy Wakeman has the answer.

#163 - Storytime 17.02.2021 11:28 ↓

If you want to reduce employee drama and improve performance, help people listen to the stories they are telling.

#162 - Why "Don’t Worry, Be Happy” At Work, Doesn’t Work 16.02.2021 9:23 ↓

If keeping people happy means shielding them from stress or challenging circumstances, your role as a leader is doomed.

#161 - The Transforming Power of One Book 10.02.2021 10:19 ↓

We don’t usually think of torment as a good thing, but for Frederick Douglass, one book tormented him to the point it freed him.

#160 - The Battle With Mr. Covey 08.02.2021 9:14 ↓

A personal battle (physical and emotional), a defining moment, and a man who would never be the same.

#159 - The Story Every Teacher Needs To Hear 05.02.2021 8:32 ↓

It’s the story every teacher needs to hear!

#158 - Stuck In Ego 02.02.2021 9:00 ↓

If you’re a leader and you feel you’re just not seeing the production you think you should, maybe you have people stuck in ego.

#157 - The Past Is Dead 13.05.2020 12:02 ↓

The individual who had the greatest reason to hold a grudge, displayed the greatest sense of magnanimity.

#156 - The Inner Circle's Greatest Temptation 08.05.2020 7:48 ↓

It’s not that you tell your leader, but whether or not you supply a “certain kind of facts” that makes all the difference.

#155 - Why Churchill Pitied Undergraduates 05.05.2020 10:13 ↓

What would Winston Churchill say to college undergraduates in the midst of a world pandemic? I think I know.

#154 - Winning Over Unhappy Customers 15.04.2020 7:19 ↓

Anyone who has customers must occasionally deal with those who are unhappy. Here's the solution in two words.

#153 - The Myth Of The Short Sleeper 13.04.2020 11:43 ↓

If you are leading through these COVID-19 days, chances are you are sleeping less — and that’s not a good thing.

#152 - Drop Your Familiar Tools 01.04.2020 9:18 ↓

It's counterintuitive, but dropping your most effective tool, might be one way to be most effective.