What is important to you this year? Personally? Professionally? Physically? Spiritually? Other areas? Earlier I challenged you to think about your values. This is a way of thinking more deeply about what you will and won’t do this year. Now it's time to take it a step further. Writing it... read more →
Jan
21
Jan
07
This question is for you alone to answer. Do you know what is going to be most important to you this year and what’s not? This is not about group-think and what everybody else is doing or not doing. It’s about what you are going to value this year. It’s... read more →
Nov
29
Summer has certainly ended and so must this series on Relationship Mastery. Professional relationships are challening and often very intense. There definitely is an emotional side to business and we can contribute to it positively or not. The bottom line is that while relationships are a two-way street, you can... read more →
Sep
28
We’re still having summer weather here in Houston. It was 99 degrees today and that is after a “cool” front blew in! So we’re OK to continue to wind down with this summer series. It’s time now to move toward the solution. But let’s review what we’ve covered so far:... read more →
Aug
31
Relationship Mastery Series III Here’s the challenge….we have to engage in relationships to get work done. The question is HOW do YOU typically go about engaging these relationships, especially when you’re under some kind of stress? Are your behaviors typically the result of thoughtful responses or automatic reactions? This is... read more →
Aug
09
Relationships do not occur in a vacuum. We’re not merely a collection of random people who happen to be in the same organization at the same time. Once we join a group (including our families!) we become part of an emotional unit. Whether we like it or not, we are... read more →
Aug
09
The Context for Relationships: The Emotional Force Field Relationships do not occur in a vacuum. We’re not merely a collection of random people who happen to be in the same organization at the same time. Once we join a group (including our families!) we become part of an emotional unit.... read more →
Jul
21
Part 1 Wise as Serpents; Harmless as Doves After a summer hiatus, I’m back. My recent newsletter Effective Leaders: Relationship Masters received such positive feedback that I’m delivering a short, bi-weekly series going into the “Relationship Master” in more depth. Here are the key takeaways from the initial newsletter: Truly... read more →
Jun
17
Effective leaders are relationship masters, period. I honestly have to say that if I had to sum up the leadership wisdom of my 23 years of corporate experience, it would be that successful leaders know how to effectively navigate the sometimes murky waters of professional relationships. Call it "soft." Call... read more →
Jun
14
No doubt, one of the most challenging aspects of leading a business is the people factor. Navigating employee relationships and the problems that can arise from them can be extremely challenging, even for the most seasoned professional. This is definitely where seemingly “soft” is truly “hard.” I’m absolutely convinced that... read more →