The First Decision

The First Decision

Leadership begins with a decision to make a difference. It is a decision to act, a decision to do something. Leaders are people who decide to live and act in a way that brings about positive results: in their organizations, families, and communities. The first...
Decision Making and Social Media

Decision Making and Social Media

When did you take the plunge to become active in social media? Did you make carefully considered decision? Did you strategize and plan? Was your decision just-for-fun or all about business? Or did you enter the scene reluctantly, begrudgingly? Social media is...
Handling A Crisis

Handling A Crisis

Great leaders are the people who respond swiftly, purposefully, and gracefully under the pressure of extraordinary stress. We have lived in our home for three months. Not long after we moved in, I noticed a bad smell in the kitchen. It wasn’t the garbage or the...
What Every Leader Needs

What Every Leader Needs

I enjoyed people-watching at last week’s Leadership Link Conference. One common thread united all the people attending the conference: their interest in leadership. People at the conference fit a few categories. Some were long-time leaders. They’ve been...