by Jonathan | Nov 19, 2018 | Leadership
There is the effort we, as leaders, observe. There is the effort that we, as leaders, can imagine. Then, there is the actual effort that our team members put in to any initiative being handed down from on high. A “simple” project may have a number of...
by Jonathan | Nov 16, 2018 | Future Leader, Leadership
I recently listened to an interview Tim Ferriss did with Doug McMillon, CEO of Wal Mart. Here’s a guy who is head of the Fortune number 1 company with over 2 million employees, $500 billion in revenue, etc. Wal Mart is bigger than many countries. What struck me...
by Jonathan | Nov 15, 2018 | Leadership
Can I tell you that I disagree, or will you get offended? Can I make suggestions on your slide deck, or will you get curt? Do you prefer I just nod my head and agree with you, or do you actually want to know what I think? Just asking. It’s important to me to...
by Jonathan | Nov 14, 2018 | Leadership
Each leader has a primary lens they view their organization through. The primary lens is buried deep within each of us. For some, the primary lens is that of self. The job of leading becomes something that is about protecting the self, boosting the self, soothing the...
by Jonathan | Nov 12, 2018 | Leadership
Many of us keep climbing that corporate ladder because we think that once we get to the top, all things will simply bend around us. We will become the most important thing. We will be king of the mountain. We will get that prime parking place. In fact, the proper...
by Jonathan | Nov 9, 2018 | Future Leader, Leadership
Clarity. I think it’s one of the most undervalued “soft” skills in leadership today. (BTW, I really dislike that phrase: soft skills.) Clarity about what business we are in. Clarity about what our job, as leaders, actually is. Clarity around our...
