Reacquainting your team with their purpose
Hospital life continues to be hard in what I believe/hope is the beginning of the “post-pandemic” period of COVID. At a time when health care professionals are still reeling from …
The power of the curvy line
It is said that the shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line. The business inference is about taking the most direct and fastest route. I think about this quote …
Do you check the oil?
Management science has been continually evolving to try to help leaders implement strategies to increase employee effectiveness. Terms like empowerment, team building, and coaching are peppered throughout the literature. Today’s leadership word …
Don’t Waste This Chance to be Your Best Self
I have a professional colleague who asked me to be his mentor several years ago. He reached out to me recently: “I have a professional question for you – we …
Complacency: An unintended consequence of the “everything device”
When I started this blog, I had a goal to add an article a week. I had been toying with establishing a blog for a while and had lots of …
The 10 Leadership Lessons of Sleigh Ride
I recently listened to Sleigh Ride – my favorite song – performed in expert fashion by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Why do I love this song? In the spirit of the …
Rest on your laurels, and they are sure to wilt
I recently passed a “Store Closing” sign on a Sears department store. The bankruptcy of Sears had me thinking about my past experience with this former powerhouse retailer. Sears had, …
Beware the deception of “Low Hanging Fruit”
By metaphoric definition, low hanging fruit means: that which can be obtained with little or no effort. Somehow, this phrase is lately being communicated as a positive business strategy. Yet, …
You gotta “wear the clothes”
When I speak with teams about what they need to do to be successful in their job and exceptional at goal achievement in their organization, I frequently refer to the …
Light, balance, and tools
In the Spirit of Halloween, let’s discuss a leadership lesson presented by surgery on the eyeball – in an example of how life imitates art! I had a vitrectomy a …