My dad comes to mind with this rule. Maybe it was his growing up with three sisters or maybe it was just his Jimmy Stewart era. Either...

As a consultant, I discovered that most of my friends have no idea what I do. Most of them have clearly defined jobs or own their...

Dr. Henry Cloud, in his best-selling Boundaries for Leaders, makes a statement that drives this home.  He uses boundaries to describe the...

A “deer in the headlights” look was the response I got? What was the question? I asked an employee, who was about to go into his annual...

What is the message in the following quotes? “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens.”    ...

In 1978 when Victoria Station retained Blanchard and Associates to assess our leadership team, I was the new Manager of Financial...

Would you rather be known as persistent or insistent? Why not both? Here’s one way to be both and have both terms be viewed as a...

How do you know? When a company has a clear vision of where it’s going and consistent leadership that inspires people to want to follow...

Wishing you a Thumbs Up Day! Could you show up for work for a week and be totally useless? According the latest Gallop Survey of the...

Of our 200 million workers, 75 million are estimated to be supervisors. Since only 30% of workers love their job, most of the supervisors...

Employee engagement is raised whenever you encourage employee development and/or when you let people know their opinion matters. A great...

The process of growth involves more discouraging moments than triumphs. Engaged employees are given opportunities to grow in their work....

Women always have it. Men can take it or leave it. Babies are fascinated by it. What is it? The number one leadership tool is the mirror....

A good friend, Jack Burrell, shared something Brandt Snedeker said to him that makes so much sense. Standing on the clubhouse porch...

As a golfer with an inconsistent swing, I relate this common theme to hitting the sweet spot on the club. You know without ever having to...

On the recommendation of a client, I spent a week at the Personal Leadership Development Program™ developed by the Leadership Trust® in...

That quote jumped into my life today. For the past year I have been praying for a clear vision of what my consulting business should...

Having added daily writing to my action plan this year, I sat down this chilly Saturday morning to write. What hit me (like walking...

Even in his passing, he inspired me. Having a mountain bike accident at 79 is pretty neat. I hope to be on a bike at 79 up in the Wasatch...

Patrick Lencioni in his classic, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, points out that great teams  argue. My family is always arguing over...