Coal mining is tough stuff. Gritty. Dangerous. Anything but romantic—except for the cute little canaries carried deep into the mines to...

If you’ve read my recent posts on vision, you’ve heard me say I think Vision is a subject that has gone out of vogue among leaders. I...

The power of an engine means it creates friction. The problem with friction is that it kills engines. Every engine generates friction, no...

Let me cut straight to the bottom line. The reason that vision statements fail to inspire and rally the troops is very simple: Vision is...

The org chart says you are the boss, the supervisor, the one responsible for managing your people. But, your heart says leading these...

We get triggered when our buttons are pushed and we become somebody we’re not or, at least, someone we don’t want to be. What if these trig

I am always thinking about change. I want to lead it well. I want to seize the power of it when it’s happening. I get impatient when it...

If a book is good, I don’t just read it. I have a conversation with it. I write comments, questions, and actionable ideas in the margins....

It’s Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S. and I love how this tradition calls out our better selves. We remind each other to stop, look...

Let’s be honest. It’s Thanksgiving this week and lots of us are a little irritable. As we turn the corner toward the end of a “year...