Earlier this year, I wrote a post on the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal and the pervasive lack of authentic leadership. Feel free to check it out. I’d like to build off this previous post and add some additional thoughts, now that the 2020 playoffs are over. The Cheating Astros Players Shouldn’t Have Been Allowed to … Read More!
Authentic Leadership: It’s Hard to Live Your Message, But It’s Necessary
Living your message is not always easy. It’s human to make mistakes and come up short – this happens to the best of us. I worked with a leader who once told me that being a good leader is hard. He’s right – it takes courage and consistency, as well as self-reflection and empathy. But … Read More!
Effective Team Leadership: What Most Leaders Miss in 2020
As the leader, it’s your job to rearrange teams and make sure the right people are working together. There’s nothing worse than having the right people on the bus and ready for the ride, but placing them in the wrong seat. Sadly, this happens far too often – and businesses fall short of their potential. … Read More!
The “Don’t Take It Personally” Advice Doesn’t Resolve the Root Cause
A couple of leaders have given me the advice to “not take things personally”. In some way, this is good advice, but it’s more of a band-aid than a final solution. Telling someone to not take something personally doesn’t resolve the root cause of the situation, allowing the dysfunction to continue. I realize this is … Read More!
Blatantly Lied to in The Interview (Authentic Leadership)
After I finished graduate school at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School at the end of 2013, I moved back up to my home state of Connecticut. I was working a part-time internship/contract role in Maryland while getting my Master’s degree at Hopkins, and it all ended at the same time. I had lived in Maryland … Read More!
