On a coaching call this week, I learned that the executive I am coaching lost one of their most talented team members to a competitor. While there are many reasons why this may happen, it is essential to know why it did happen. Retaining your top talent is something leaders cannot leave to chance. Retaining top talent requires intentional actions…
Recently, I read about a father, Paul Wallich, who built a camera-mounted drone helicopter to follow his grade-school-aged son to the bus stop. He wants to make sure his son arrives at the bus stop safe and sound. There’s no doubt the gizmo provides an awesome show-and-tell contribution. In my mind, Paul Wallich gives new meaning to “helicopter parent.” Setting…
It’s an art to remain content with where you are while you’re on the way to something better. Do you feel worn out as you race toward the finish line of a goal? We hear the cliché all the time: “It’s about the journey, not the destination.” But living out the cliché can be a challenge! In a world that…
“I see leadership differently than my parent’s generation does.” Those are the words of Brandon, a college sophomore, who had ended his semester at home when the entire student body at Vanderbilt University left due to COVID-19. The coronavirus changed us and Brandon believes it only accelerated a change that was taking place already. In those days, I hosted a…
Leading change is one of the most important things a leader can do. The ability to lead change is a crucial differentiator between being a manager and being a leader. Managers operate within the scope of how things are. Leaders operate with the scope of how things can be. While you must manage and lead, producing change is 80% leadership…
My wife and I have two adult children, Bethany and Jonathan. In addition, I’ve spent a great deal of my life with students, as a leader and an educator. One of the most meaningful elements of my work is helping young people discover their superpowers. My daughter, Bethany, has always been discerning. At eighteen years old, she got a jury…
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