My first reaction is that I’m glad I’m not a cat because I’m very curious. The saying originally meant don’t be too nosey! It was related to the term “busy…
This is oversimplified, but you can boil the purpose of most teams down to: Leadership Teams Management Teams Leadership teams provide vision and mission and deal with the difficult issue…
Most people are list makers. I’ve observed two types. Logical, structured lists, usually written down in chronological order. Myers-Briggs refers to these types as Judging. Don’t let the title throw…
I spent much of my career being an executive coach, so I was very interested to see who the Wall Street Journal had named the World’s Top Executive Coach. So…
I’ve mentioned many times that Shane Parrish of Farnam Street is the blogger I read most consistently. He was very instrumental in getting me started with blogging. One recent article…
From the movie “It’s a wonderful life” George Bailey and his angel, Clarence. Clarence was a wonderful gift for George. Unlike us, Clarence was able to show George what life…
As we try to figure out the new normal, many comments and images have been tossed around. I ran across this article by Andy Crouch, Kurt Keilhacker, and Dave Blanchard…
The son of a friend of mine just graduated from law school. When asked what type of law he would like to pursue, his response was: “I’m good at writing…
In the Harvard Business Review was the following article: The 3 Elements of Trust by Jack Zengar and Joseph Folkman. Three Elements of Trust I think Zenger and Folkman are…
Years ago I was thinking about the regrets in my life. I was asking myself if there were things I should have or could have done to eliminate or reduce…
My first regret with Zoom is that I didn’t invest in the company in the early days. I’ve been a user since the early days but had no idea what…
I have worked with hundreds of leaders through the years. My experience and belief is that none of them had bad intentions. 360 Feedback I’ve used several well-regarded instruments for…
In an earlier blog, I was wondering about why we didn’t have the philosophers today like the ones who were around thousands of years ago. Then I came to the…
Statistics Worth Noticing There are a few statistics that I think are worth noticing. I have seen some interesting patterns in corporate leadership teams that are quite different from the…
The last of the four functions is known as your Orientation or “Living” function. The two ends of this scale are judging (J) and perceiving (P). It’s really about how…