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portrait of senior businessman as leader with staff in backgrou The First Step to Transformational Leadership

[This is the 1st of a 3-post series on the steps to becoming a transformational leader.] trans-form  n. to change the inner nature; to change the character of trans-for-ma-tion n. the process of being transformed Today’s business literature is awash with the concept of leadership. With 6,330,000 results on a Google search, the concept of transformational […]

Meeting and discussion concept.business people communicating in Interruptions, A Productivity Killer

On a typical day, you can expect to get caught in the crossfire of interruptions, the unexpected will bubble up, and demands will fall out of the sky at inconvenient times.  Flexicuting will be required. Yes, we invented the word flexicuting because we can’t think of a better way to describe this skill. Events are […]

Confident Business Team Stacking Hands While Standing In Huddle Are You a Catalytic Leader?

I’ve known Brad Lomenick for over a decade and have participated in his Catalyst leadership events for almost as long. Helping leaders grow is their stated desire, and it’s one that I fully support. Our growth as leaders is central to our success. It’s also increasingly urgent. The tools of influence are more accessible today […]

Businessman working with business graphics on a laptop computer Visionary Leadership: Take Stock of Your Situation

Wherever you look, you see problems. You see trends and events that can have significant impacts on your business. You see risks…and you’re not the only one seeing these things, so are all the people in your organization. Now it’s up to you to keep your head on straight and provide the vision and leadership […]

Got Purpose?

A popular advertising campaign has celebrities and sports stars smiling into the camera with a wide, white mustache on their upper lips with the heading, “Got milk?”  The same question can be asked of corporate purpose – have you got purpose?  Two questions need to be addressed: what is a corporate purpose, and why is […]

Businesspeople brainstorming together with sticky notes in an of 3 Transformational Leadership Traits

The road to transformational leadership is not as difficult as many suggest. For over 20 years, I have been directly involved in assessing, developing, and coaching leaders.  Over the years I have studied and reviewed literally hundreds of articles, books, and programs that claim to grow transformational leadership traits in the participants. Although some approaches […]