If you are a college basketball fan, you’ve been in sports heaven the last few days as the NCAA tournament gets underway. Never before have there been so many close games, surprising upsets and thrills at the buzzer. Click here for a few highlights of some last second victories. Certainly, your perspective on the tournamentContinue reading “Close calls in March Madness live in the workplace too…”
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Learning from Tiger Woods’ Spit? Crazy but True…
Well, Tiger Woods is in the news again. And unfortunately, his recent actions are drawing a great deal of criticism from fans and PGA officials alike. This incident occurred at at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic this past weekend. Tiger’s score wasn’t where he wanted it – which okay, can be frustrating. But it’s hisContinue reading “Learning from Tiger Woods’ Spit? Crazy but True…”
Failure Lesson Three: You Communicate like Charlie Brown’s Teacher
If you’ve ever seen a Charlie Brown cartoon, you’ve probably seen this schoolroom scene – Charlie Brown and his friends are in the classroom and Miss Othmar addresses the class. However, in the comic strip’s history, she’s the teacher that has never been seen only heard by the audience. In fact, we’ve only heard “wah,Continue reading “Failure Lesson Three: You Communicate like Charlie Brown’s Teacher”
Failure Lesson Two: Three Sure-Fire Ways to Lose Your Credibility
Our Leadership Failure series continues this week with a focus on credibility. It’s a trait that connects to so many other leadership attributes such as reputation, reliability, and confidence, to name a few. So as we draw attention to behaviors that prevent success, let’s look deeper at three areas that require intentional focus by anyoneContinue reading “Failure Lesson Two: Three Sure-Fire Ways to Lose Your Credibility”
Failure Lesson One: Three Sure-Fire Ways to Lose your Followers
So much is written about how to be an effective leader. I thought it would be interesting to do a “failure” series. Sure, no one sets out to be a poor leader but sadly, it happens too often. So, in the next few posts, we’ll explore leadership behaviors that are sure to bring failure. LearnContinue reading “Failure Lesson One: Three Sure-Fire Ways to Lose your Followers”