I believe that you, as a leader, have been equipped, uniquely enabled, to give those who follow you, your team or organization, four unique gifts. These four gifts were bestowed upon you as...

Do you have that one person on your team that just seems to rub you the wrong way. It happens on teams, particularly executive teams, that there’s one person who seems to be always going...

It’s that time again, when my American cousins south of the border celebrate a full day of NFL games in the middle of the week. Oh, and it’s Thanksgiving too. You’d probably...

The long-term, sustainable indicator of the strength of a leader is not the singular result of any one project, plan or team. That could be luck. No, it’s the leader’s ability to build...

In the first two messages of creating strong followers, you told me as a potential follower that I have a purpose, to help you accomplish something that you can’t do alone, something in which...

I recently moved, downsized actually. It’s been quite an experience moving from our family three bedroom, spacious home to a new, but modest condo with significantly less space....

The first step to creating followers is a sense of purpose. If we don’t have something outside of ourselves to focus on, we have no choice but to turn our gaze inward and focus solely on our...

In the last episode of Inspired Leadership I spoke of how leaders have the ability to look into the future to see new opportunities and possibilities for their teams and organizations. As I...

I believe there are two key roles of leaders, wouldn’t you agree? The first is to peer deep into the future to find an opportunity, a place to lead your team. The second is to call back to...

What do you do when you get a break in the action? 

Over the past month or so I have had four significant conversations with four individuals whom I all respect deeply. The conversations were...