Leaders Position Themselves for Success

One of my favorite authors is Malcolm Gladwell. I have every book he’s written. One of my favorite Gladwell books is Outliers: The Story of Success.

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Leaders Overcome Obstacles to Build Successful Teams

A few years ago I had the privilege of attending a Motorsport race as a guest of Mazda Motorsports. It was my first professional race and it was

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The Next Step for Your Career

When I decided to retire from the military, I found myself asking, “what’s next.” I really wasn’t sure what I would do next. You see, before I joined

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6 Steps for Building and Maintaining Your Network

Have you ever received a call out of the blue from someone you previously worked with? I think we all have. The other day an old colleague called

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Use Your Strengths to Find Career Fulfillment

Have you ever dreaded going to work? In my first year of a new leadership role, I worked with an individual who dreaded coming to work. The interesting

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Leaders Present Solutions with Problems

As a young leader, I learned a valuable lesson I still use today. So, what was the lesson? Before I share the lesson, I must give credit to

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5 Steps for Making Rational Leadership Decisions

Have you ever heard your leader say, “Don’t bring me a problem without a solution.” Well, I have! In fact, I have said the same thing to those

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5 Points for Recognizing the Contributions of Others

When I joined the military, I entered a very different world. The military has its own rules of conduct. We have our own vocabulary and way of work.

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Leaders Build a Reputation for Reliability

Every year millions of high school students prepare to graduate. As a high school senior, there are several rites of passage to which they look forward. Of course,

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3 Tips for Building a Good Relationship with Your Leader

Have you ever worked for someone who was the opposite of you? I don’t mean someone different. I mean someone who was the complete opposite in every way!

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