“Over-seriousness is a warning sign for mediocrity and bureaucratic thinking. People who are seriously committed to mastery and high performance are secure enough to lighten up.” Michael J. Gelb Leadership requires bold, creative, insightful and fresh thinking. If you find yourself caught in intense swirls of thinking, lighten up. Your…
"Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them.They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all…
"Let your dreams be your North Star." Maryann Koopman Passion, drive, aliveness, motivation, engagement, awareness, openness, and curiosity seeps through the pores of a leader when they follow their internal North Star. Leaders who dare to dream and design ways to bring them to reality have that certain "je nais…
"If you are planning for a year, sow rice. If you are planning for a decade plant trees. If you are planning for a lifetime, educate people." Chinese Proverb Developing leaders and managers takes time. There is no fast track, there are "no two ways around it", it just takes…
"That which is rewarded gets repeated." It is a proven science if you give positive feedback you will get more of the attribute you rewarded. I have recently seen a slew of leadership articles and quotes focused on how to be a better leader, what type of leader keeps…