When you go into a leadership role, the world does not have to revolve around you. And if you are a really good leader, it won’t. Earlier styles of leadership tended to focus on one strong leader at the top, often a charismatic figure, but certainly a commanding one. Today’s leadership, especially in knowledge-based industries, […]

Early this morning I met up with a former client who was in town, just to catch up and see how things are going for them. As we talked about the challenges they are facing around Asia and the opportunities they are seeing for growth, it occurred to me that it did not matter if […]

“How’s it going?” “Oh, I’m getting by.” “What’s up?” “Well, I’m hanging in there.” “So how’s your day?” “Let me tell you what that no-good dirtbag in Accounting did…” These people (the second ones in each example, not the first, in case you missed that) have got very negative attitudes. They subscribe to the “ain’t […]