1/28/26 LOSS OF MOMENTUM CAN BE HEARTBREAKINGEPISODE 1731.5Awwww MAN! We were on a roll!Who would have thought a few days of cold weather could derail your progress, squelch your momentum, stop your traction from moving forward. Well here I am three days out of the studio. Seems like perhaps I was on a roll, perhaps…
1/23/26 WHY WOULD A LEADER NEED A MENTOR?EPISODE 1731No one I know has it all figured out. Accomplished, successful, financially independent, leaders in all categories live with challenges. Some of those challenges are vocational: hiring, firing, training, and professional development. Some of those challenges are relationships at home, relationships at work, relationships internally or even…
1/22/26 LEADERS MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS EASIER - HERE’S HOWEPISODE 1730Split second decision are tough. Car crashes, emergencies, life and death situations, real life battlefield decisions are hard for anyone to make. Most married couple dig in like WW3 when they try to decide where to go for date night!Decisions which can be made in advance-…
1/21/26 MENTORSHIP IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RESPONSIBILITIES OF A GREAT LEADER EPISODE 1729Like attracts like except in magnetic fields. Ironically it is the magnetism in a person born with natural abilities which allows and affords for them to become leaders even if they never planned too. Leadership tends to fall to those who are busy pursuing…
1/20/26 GREAT LEADERS LEAD THEIR OWN THINKING FIRSTEPISODE 1728LEADERS BECOME GREAT NOT BY LEADING ARMIES, LARGE COMPANIES OR MILLIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS!Leaders become great by learning to master their own thinking. Taking every thought captive is no simple task. Perhaps you’ve heard a massively wealthy person say ‘success was not easy’. Humans get what they focus…
1/19/26 LEADERS ONLY BELIEVE TEN PERCENT OF WHAT THEY HEAR EPISODE 1727Leaders only believe 5% of what they feel! Leaders only believe 10% of what they hear. Leaders only believe about 50% of what they think. So what to leaders really believe? They believe results. Leaders put their deepest trust not in intentions, not plans,…
1/16/26 LEAD WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE BECAUSE ATTITUDES ARE CONTAGIOUS Episode 1726If you’re cold light the fire! If you’re really happy, joyful, grateful- tell your face! If you want to see a more positive culture around you, inspire it. If you feel moved by the goals, dreams, visions and future destiny of your organization, you…
1/15/26 LEADERS PREDETERMINE THE CULTURE - HERE’S HOWEvery directive of policy, procedure and process begins in the imagination of those responsible for the results. Many times a polos process sounds great around the conference table, looks good to the liability protection squad, (risk mitigation) and feels like a reasonable thinking those who must execute said…
1/14/26 HIRING FOR APTITUDES WHILE IGNORING ATTITUDE IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER Episode 1724The attitude of the workplace is the culture of the workplace. The attitude of the customer facing team is the brand identity in the mind of those you serve. Negative attitudes spread farther, faster than positive attitudes. Positive attitudes require diligence, perseverance and…
LEADERS MUST DECIDE WHICH ATTITUDES TO DISMANTLE AND WHICH TO BUILD Episode 1723Leadership is influence. Leadership demands decision making. Decision influence outcomes, drive change and require risks. Deciding which attitudes will influence your culture, brand and organizational operations is no simple task but it must be done. Deciding such monumental things should not be done in…