Year after year, accountability tops the charts of issues executives say they want to improve. Based on hundreds of engagements and data I have collected over the years from more …

Leaders are problem-solvers. One problem some leaders have difficulty solving is the problem of getting those who work for them to think for themselves. A CEO was sharing with me …

Two films – “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Lone Survivor” – provide moviegoers with insight into the elite combat units of the U.S. Navy SEALs. The SEALs – Sea, Air, Land …

Improve Your Performance This Christmas This holiday season, slow down to reflect on what really matters to you. Bring your thoughts, feelings and beliefs into focus to fulfill your purpose, …

Awareness & Meeting Expectations I was stopped for a red light with cars on either side of me In the lane to my left were seven cars waiting for the …

People leave companies two ways: forever and for a little while. In both cases, the workers who are left behind get a true picture of what their departed colleagues were …

In a private workshop I conducted recently for a manufacturing company, the 22 front-line supervisors said their team meetings had started with such promise then hit a wall after three …

Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of #PresidentJohn F.Kennedy’s speech in #WestBerlin. In this Cold War-era speech before 450,000 people near the #BerlinWall, #JFK delivered in German the memorable line #IchbineinBerliner, …

How many chances do we give those outside our organization to disappoint us? Based on my own experience, only one or two chances. How many chances do we give those …

Ranking Employee Performance School may be out for the summer, but for businesses and the women and men who lead them, school is always in session. Effective leaders learn continuously. …

The CEOs and Key Executives of my three Vistage groups recently returned from their annual spring trips to resorts in the Texas Hill Country and Islamorada, Florida. The purpose of …

16 Questions for Leaders When it comes to accountability in the workplace, it’s tempting to shine the spotlight on people when the results we get are not the results we …

Why do you do what you do? Is it only for the money, the cash, the moolah? Or is it something else? Sure, money’s important. But what drives you? What …

For Valentine’s Day, give St. Paul equal time with St. Valentine. St. Valentine lived in the Roman Empire and was imprisoned during the third century for performing weddings for soldiers …

Happy New Year! Whatever you do, don’t make any resolutions. Instead, take a moment to ask and answer this question: What will I be celebrating one year from today? Then …

Today is my 30th wedding anniversary. I’m sharing an otherwise private celebration with you because I’ve found in my work with leaders that people can weather the turbulent seas of …

A tough step for CEOs of growing companies can be re-defining their role. As growth occurs and smart people are hired to handle some of the functions the CEO has …

The 58 executives participating in my March 30 accountability workshop brought into focus a pattern I’ve observed the past few months in the other workshops I conduct around the U.S. …

Holding Friends Accountable in Business One of the most common reasons I hear from leaders about why they struggle with holding colleagues accountable is because they genuinely like the people …

Someone on your payroll needs to go. You know it, the people that work with this under-performer know it, and the under-performer probably knows it. Ranchers call it “culling the …