My Inc.com article yesterday, “Breakthrough Science on Leadership and Why You Shouldn’t Read This Article” began Breakthrough Science on Leadership and Why You Shouldn’t Read This Article How great leaders who never learned leadership from science, books, or classes became great. As a leader, entrepreneur, and professor, I used to enjoy TED talks and learning about frontier science. Do you feel, watching them, like I felt: “This is forefront stuff. Since most people[…] Keep reading →
My Inc.com post, “Despite What Harvard Says, You Don’t Need a Crucible” begins Despite What Harvard Says, You Don’t Need a Crucible While some have become leaders by overcoming great challenges, don’t believe the myth that you need to. In September 2002, Warren Bennis and Robert Thomas wrote in Harvard Business Review‘s, Crucibles of Leadership, In interviewing more than 40 top leaders in business and the public sector over the past three years, we were surprised[…] Keep reading →
My Inc.com post today, “These 2 Magic Phrases Make Persistence Pay Off,” begins These 2 Magic Phrases Make Persistence Pay Off Persist too much and you risk annoying people. Here are 2 simple phrases so people will appreciate your persistence. You know persistence pays off. It can get you that sale, that interview, that dream job you wanted. Often it’s the only way. You also know too much persistence can[…] Keep reading →
My Inc.com article today, “12 Adrenaline-Rush Activities You Can Do Today That Beat Jumping Out Of A Plane” began 12 Adrenaline-Rush Activities You Can Do Today That Beat Jumping Out Of A Plane However thrilling, skydiving, bungee jumping, and such are passive. You sign up and they take care of everything. How about something more active? I respect people getting rushes from exciting things like jumping out of planes. I’ve parachuted from[…] Keep reading →
My Inc.com post today, “One Way Science and Business Don’t Match” begins One Way Science and Business Don’t Match Learning facts about leading doesn’t teach you to lead. Practice does. I stopped reading Daniel Pink’s bestseller Drive before chapter 1. I bet it’s entertaining, but if you read it to improve yourself and your career, it helps less than you think. Not to single-out Drive. I’m only using it to[…] Keep reading →
My Inc.com article today, “What You Can Learn from the Best Leader in America’s Bold Job Interview Strategy” begins What You Can Learn from the Best Leader in America’s Bold Job Interview Strategy Interviewing for the job that brought her national prominence, she prepared and behaved differed from most standard advice, but was incredibly effective. Of those responsible the Girl Scouts camping out on the White House lawn, Frances Hesselbein[…] Keep reading →
My Inc.com article today, “Have a Great Plan? Without Answering These 2 Questions You Don’t.” begins Have a Great Plan? Without Answering These 2 Questions You Don’t. Plans are easy. Executing them is harder and takes a lot longer–and not for what you can plan for. Here’s how to prepare for the unexpected. A client showed me his ambitious plan for professional development. It showed he had developed a lot, learned[…] Keep reading →