Leadership Lesson #23 – Transparency Creates Confidence

Just because you know everything is going well doesn’t mean everyone else does. That’s something I had to learn during my leadership career. I can remember times when I was working on a project, everything was moving along as expected, and I felt pretty good about where things stood. The work was getting done. WeContinue reading “Leadership Lesson #23 – Transparency Creates Confidence”

Why Great Leaders Don’t React—They Respond

I’m not entirely sure Warren Buffet said this, but the message is powerful—and more importantly, it’s true. Early in my career, while leading a training and development department for a national organization, I received feedback that stopped me in my tracks. My supervisor told me that I could come across as defensive when others offeredContinue reading “Why Great Leaders Don’t React—They Respond”