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Servant Leadership Isn’t for Wimps
July 12, 2024 13:39 - 4 minutes - 5.56 MBIf you’ve been following Zach on Leadership for any amount of time, you know that I’m all about servant leadership. It’s a regular theme on this blog. If you’d like an overview of my views on servant leadership, check out this article. I’m in favor of it because it yields such good outcomes for everyone involved. The employees win, the customers win, and the leaders win. There aren’t any downsides. Yet, some still resist this leadership philosophy. Some argue that... Read More Read More ...
The Meeting Cascade: A Small Tweak to Improve Communication Speed and Cross-team Collaboration
June 21, 2024 14:25 - 4 minutes - 5.96 MBDon’t you love it when you find a small tweak that makes a big difference? That always feels like a win because so much of what we do requires tremendous effort and the benefits are not always realized. We experienced one of these low-effort, high-reward changes this past year, and I thought I’d share our insights. Problem #1: Like many organizations, we rely on the timely cascade of relevant, contextualized information. Discussions at the executive level get shared with the... Read More ...
Can You Really Take a Two-week Vacation?
June 14, 2024 13:46 - 4 minutes - 4.53 MBI just got back from a two-week vacation. A common reaction I get is, “Wow. How did you pull that off?” I didn’t always do this. I started taking 2-3 week vacations annually about 9 years ago. The thing that triggered it was the purchase of an RV for our family of six. Sure, you can take your RV out for a weekend, and we do, but if you really want to use it for what it’s capable of, you... Read More Read More The post Can You Really Take a Two-week Vacation? appeared first on Zach on Lea...
Leadership Lessons from Seeing the Northern Lights through a Camera Lens
May 17, 2024 13:21 - 3 minutes - 4.5 MBThis past weekend, the world got one of the best-ever looks at the Aurora Borealis, aka the Northern Lights. Personally, I was in northern Minnesota at the time. I forgot my DSLR camera at home but managed to snap some decent shots with my iPhone. I took in the beautiful sights with several friends, who were also feverishly taking photos of the sky with their phones. This is what I experienced last weekend. Many of you probably experienced something similar:... Read More Read More The po...
Recreating Engineering Excellence as a Leader
May 10, 2024 11:10 - 6 minutes - 7.35 MBNote to my non-techie audience: This article is a bit more technical than usual, but as always, there’s a leadership lesson. This week, I’m reflecting on my time as an engineer and am considering what that means for my leadership practice. There are things that I did back then, that I now oversee. The technologies and times have changed, but a lot of the principles have not. 20 years ago, I worked as a senior systems engineer for a financial... Read More Read More The post Recreating Eng...
Leadership Lessons from Serving on a Church Board
May 03, 2024 13:22 - 5 minutes - 6.04 MBIs leadership a general skill, or is it context-specific? In other words, does it help to have domain knowledge in the area you are leading, or can a skilled leader lead anything effectively? I’ve spent 100% of my professional career leading in the technology domain. I’ve never led a business unit, sales team, marketing function, or anything else. I generally consider my technical knowledge a huge asset when leading technology teams. It gives me credibility and empathy with my team... Read...
How to Get a Job in 2024
April 19, 2024 13:42 - 4 minutes - 5.17 MBMy 16-year-old son, Nathan, got a job this week at a local fast-food restaurant. His experience reminded me of the stories I hear every week from “open-to-work” technology professionals looking for their next opportunity. While there are differences, there are more similarities than you might think. I’ll tell you his story, and then we will see what lessons apply to the rest of us. Originally, Nathan had no interest in working in fast food. He wanted to work at our... Read More Read More ...
I Need More Staff!
April 05, 2024 13:57 - 7 minutes - 5.48 MB“I need more staff,” says the manager, with a look of panic and exhaustion in his eyes. What happens next varies from leader to leader, but usually winds up in the same place: “No.” This experience is demotivating for the manager, aggravating for the overworked team, and is no picnic for those up the management chain either. In this article, I will unpack this dynamic a bit. A lot is going on here. I’ll even offer a few suggestions for... Read More Read More The post I Need More Staff! a...
Exploring the Disconnect Between Leadership Communication and Reality
March 22, 2024 13:56 - 6 minutes - 4.83 MBYou are a fantastic leader. You’ve got a great team. You gather everyone together in an all-team meeting. You carefully announce and explain your new innovative and strategic initiative. It’s inspiring. People nod their heads. They even clap at the end. Then the meeting ends and everyone goes back to their desks and does what they’ve always done. Despair This doesn’t really happen, does it? Your team members are good people. You are the boss. Of course, they listen to what you have to... R...
A Legacy of Innovation: Happy 60th Anniversary to the CHS IT Department
March 15, 2024 13:46 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBI love the future, but sometimes, it is important to recognize the past. More than most, I pay attention to company history. I love our origin story and the twists and turns along the way. Understanding our past can help us make sense of our present and realize our future. CHS is a 95-year-old company. That history is filled with a lot of mergers. The most significant merger happened in 1998 when Cenex and Harvest States joined to form CHS. CHS’... Read More Read More The post A Legacy o...
How to Use Your Leadership Lenses
February 02, 2024 15:09 - 3 minutes - 3.04 MBEver had a leader who was too involved in all of the details? We call that leader a micromanager. It can feel suffocating and unempowering. Ever had a leader who was aloof, uninvolved, with their head in the clouds? I’ve not heard “macromanager” as a commonly used term, but it seems like the appropriate semantic. This leader makes you feel unsupported and alone. Have you ever heard someone describe themself as detail-oriented? Have you ever heard someone describe themself as... Read More ...
Building Your Leadership Brand
January 26, 2024 14:47 - 6 minutes - 5.14 MBEach week on this blog, I build my leadership brand. Whether you know it or not, that is what I’m doing. I spend more time doing it than talking about how or why I do it. It occurred to me recently that my readers may want to build their leadership brands. First, a caveat: What I do works for me because I’m me. How much of this is transferrable to you depends on so many factors. So, I’ll tell you... Read More Read More The post Building Your Leadership Brand appeared first on Zach on Lea...
What You’ve Learned Matters a Little. What You’ve Learned Lately Matters a Lot.
January 19, 2024 14:13 - 4 minutes - 3.43 MBI was cleaning out my desk over the weekend and found some old relics of my professional past. I found a mix of trinkets, awards, business cards, certifications, and some old floppy disks. I flipped through the disks and found this exam preparation software for the Networking Essentials exam, which was part of the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer NT 4.0 certification. I passed this exam back in 1998 and completed the entire certification for MCSE in 1999. That was 25... Read More Read...
Leadership Practices for Technology Vendor Management
January 12, 2024 15:02 - 4 minutes - 3.91 MBOne of the biggest themes in Zach on Leadership is leading teams. That’s the core part of the job where most leaders need the most help and encouragement. However, that’s not all there is. Another big piece, especially for technology leaders, is vendor management. I’ve written plenty about the technology sales process. In case you missed those articles, you can check them out here, here, here, and here. I’ve even written specific articles about price negotiations and sourcing. So, what... ...
Leadership Lessons from Community Tech Support
January 05, 2024 14:41 - 5 minutes - 4.56 MBThis is an article for all of you who spent Christmas and the ensuing days setting up and fixing all of the electronic gadgets that your friends and family received. If you’re that guy or gal, you know exactly what I’m talking about. This used to mean installing computers, televisions, and sound systems. Also, setting the clock on Grandma’s microwave, but times have changed. Now, so much has a digital component to it. Gaming systems, online services, internet of toys,... Read More Read Mo...
Leadership Lessons from the Christmas Story
December 22, 2023 14:34 - 5 minutes - 4.35 MBI love to look at the world around me and glean leadership lessons to inspire myself and others to rise to our calling. It’s Christmas. In years past, I’ve drawn leadership lessons from pop culture movies. If you are in the mood for that, please check out my series on Elf. Some of you read the title and guessed that I’d be writing about Ralphie from the movie, A Christmas Story. But this isn’t about “a” Christmas story, but “the”... Read More Read More The post Leadership Lessons from th...
Leadership Reflections on the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party
December 15, 2023 14:36 - 4 minutes - 3.31 MBOn the evening of December 16, 1773, the brave patriots of Boston stood against tyranny. My Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandfather was among them and played a key role that changed the course of human history. Benjamin Edes Benjamin Edes was a member of the Sons of Liberty and publisher of the Boston Gazette. The Boston Gazette was the most radical of Boston newspapers often expressing a patriotic and revolutionary point of view. Some of the conspirators met... Read More Read Mor...
Leadership Lessons from Driving an RV Backward up Mountain Switchbacks
December 08, 2023 14:13 - 4 minutes - 3.64 MBA few years ago, I took my family on an RV trip to the Canadian Rockies (Banff, Jasper, and Yoho). It was one of our most epic trips, and I’d love to do it again. If you’ve been there, you know what I mean. Some of you know that I’ve taken my family on a lot of epic RV trips. I’ve written about it before here. Since I’ve camped in 49 states, 5 Canadian provinces, and 37 national parks, people... Read More Read More The post Leadership Lessons from Driving an RV Backward up Mountain Switc...
Hello Computer: The Opportunity for Generative AI to Modernize Computing
December 01, 2023 17:54 - 5 minutes - 4.46 MBWhen I was a kid, I remember watching Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. In this film, the crew of the Enterprise traveled back in time from 2286 to 1986. Scotty tried to use a MacIntosh computer by speaking to it, “Hello Computer”. Of course, it didn’t respond. Bones handed him the mouse, and Scotty spoke into it as if it were a microphone. Of course, that didn’t work either. If you need a refresher, check out the scene here:... Read More Read More The post Hello Computer: The Opportunity f...
Dealing with the Ups and Downs of Leadership
November 17, 2023 15:10 - 5 minutes - 4.3 MBFell off the jetway again This is a reference to the opening scene of the 1994 film, Dumb and Dumber. Lloyd is a limo driver who drives Mary Swanson to the airport. It was the best day of Lloyd’s life because he met the girl of his dreams. It was also the worst day, because he got in an accident, got fired, and ran off the jetway trying to return her Samsonite briefcase. Being a leader often feels this way.... Read More Read More The post Dealing with the Ups and Downs of Leadership appe...
Leadership Lesson from Deer Hunting – Part 2
November 10, 2023 14:10 - 5 minutes - 4.74 MBFour years ago, I wrote “Leadership Lesson from Deer Hunting.” It’s one of my better articles. I wrote about the lessons learned from the preparation required to hunt and the stillness and patience in the woods. I also reflected on my experience passing on this sporting tradition to my two older boys. If you haven’t read it, please check it out, then continue on here. 4 years later A lot has changed in 4 years. My oldest son, Caleb, harvested... Read More Read More The post Leadership Le...
Leadership Lessons from Building a Mandalorian Suit
November 03, 2023 13:39 - 5 minutes - 4.99 MBIn retrospect, had we known how much work it was going to be, we probably would have never done it. That’s how it is with ambitious endeavors. It starts with a vision. Then, we commit. Then, we nearly fail in a hundred different ways, yet we persevere to the end. This year, my 17-year-old son, Caleb, and I made a Mandalorian suit for Halloween. I wore it to work. He wore it that evening. This story starts about a year... Read More Read More The post Leadership Lessons from Building a Man...
Hey Tech Leaders: How Often Do You Get Your Hands Dirty With Technology?
October 20, 2023 13:03 - 5 minutes - 4.24 MBLast week, I published a big article about ZachGPT: My little side project to build an artificial intelligence in my likeness. If you missed it, check it out here. In the week since, I’ve been reflecting on that experience. It felt really good to get my hands dirty with emerging tech. It occurred to me that the reasons why, how, and to what degree I do this have important leadership implications. That’s the topic we will discuss this week. Letting... Read More Read More The post Hey Tech...
Introducing ZachGPT: Your AI Leadership Chatbot
October 13, 2023 13:25 - 6 minutes - 5.19 MBSo, I did it. I merged with AI. I jacked in. My consciousness is in the machine. Well, sort of. I read and watch plenty of Sci-Fi. This sort of thing fascinates me. While my opening statement is an exaggeration, it’s as close as I can get with today’s technology. And it was easier than I thought. Let’s back up a bit. I’ve been preoccupied with Generative AI as of late. Yep. Me and everyone else, I know. About six... Read More Read More The post Introducing ZachGPT: Your AI Leadership Cha...
Leadership Lessons from Servicing Candy Machines as a Teenager
October 06, 2023 13:13 - 6 minutes - 5.06 MBWhen I was 13, I got my first job. I was a newspaper carrier. I learned a ton of formative personal leadership lessons from that experience and I wrote them all down here. With that job, I was my own boss. I worked alone. When I turned 16, I got a second job, in addition to the paper route. My next-door neighbor, Bruce, ran his own candy vending machine business. These were the small pedestal machines with bulk candy in... Read More Read More The post Leadership Lessons from Servicing Ca...
From Engineer to Owner
September 29, 2023 13:31 - 7 minutes - 6.17 MBOwnership. It means, “I’ve got this.” It’s the words, actions, and attitude. It’s the competence and the confidence. It’s not associated with any particular job title or level. When it’s there, we feel good. When it’s not, we’re lost. In the world of information technology, ownership can be elusive. Development blames operations. Operations blames development. The business blames IT. IT blames the vendor. The vendor blames the other vendor. People suffer. At the end of the day, all we want.....
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Technology Leaders
September 22, 2023 13:36 - 7 minutes - 5.78 MBTrue story: Generative AI recently hallucinated, claiming that I wrote an e-book entitled, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Technology Leaders.” That was totally made up. But I liked the idea, so I decided to defictionalize it. Or here’s a creepier explanation: GenAI knew the future… Never mind. Let’s not go there. Back in the day, when I started my career, Stephen Covey’s “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” was hot. I remember taking a corporate classroom course on... Read More Re...
What Happens When You Go for a Big Leadership Role and Don’t Get It?
September 15, 2023 13:34 - 3 minutes - 3.1 MBI was just talking to a friend recently who didn’t get a leadership role he applied for. In this particular case, the fact that he went for it was very public among his peers. It was a long shot. There was an incumbent with a clear advantage. My friend was the underdog. He put all he had into it, but it didn’t work out. Not this time, anyway. This story stuck with me, not because it’s a unique story. I’m... Read More Read More The post What Happens When You Go for a Big Leadership Role a...
Leadership Lessons from the Jungle Cows of Costa Rica
September 08, 2023 13:02 - 2 minutes - 2.49 MBI just got back from a two-week vacation with my family and another family that we are close friends with. There were 13 of us in all, exploring the beauty of Costa Rica. Early in the trip, I earned the nickname, “Nature Guide.” When we went on hikes in the jungle, I naturally looked at the map, figured out the path, and pointed out interesting flora and fauna along the way. No one asked me to do that. It just... Read More Read More The post Leadership Lessons from the Jungle Cows of Cos...
Walk the Path: Use Viva Insights to Reinforce Good Meeting Habits
August 18, 2023 13:06 - 7 minutes - 6.21 MBIn the 1999 film, The Matrix, Morpheus tells Neo, “There’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.” As leaders, we do all sorts of things to develop better productivity for ourselves. We read books, listen to podcasts, and discuss best practices with each other. That’s all great. It’s a necessary first step in the process. It’s hard to improve if we are ignorant. But what if we find a gap between our newfound knowledge and our actual behavior?... Read More Read More T...
To Commute, or Not to Commute: That Is the Question
August 11, 2023 13:39 - 4 minutes - 3.71 MBHave you ever commuted to the office to attend a meeting, only to wish you hadn’t? Have you ever joined a meeting remotely, only to realize that you should have been there in person? If you answer yes to those questions, this article is for you. We are more than a year into full-blown multi-persona flexible work. I’ve written about the topic on many occasions already. The article will go deep and attempt to solve a very specific problem. But... Read More Read More The post To Commute, or...
Working Genius: A New Tool in the Toolbox
August 04, 2023 13:27 - 5 minutes - 4.88 MBI am a personality & leadership assessment junkie. I’ve written about MBTI and StrengthFinder on this blog. I’ve also taken DiSC, InColor Insight, Enneagram, and countless others. I take Greek philosophy’s maxim, “Know Thyself” very seriously. I also believe that there’s no such thing as a well-rounded person. Sometimes our performance management and education systems are designed to create well-rounded employees, but that’s a fool’s errand. People aren’t well-rounded. But teams can be. This...
Help Others Achieve Their Goals
July 28, 2023 13:11 - 3 minutes - 3.1 MBI am here to help. I like being helpful. It makes me feel useful. I like doing for others what they cannot do for themselves. This may not seem like much of a leadership attribute, at least not in the traditional sense. You may think that leaders don’t give help, they get help. In many ways, that’s true. They hire people who help them achieve their desired tasks. However, when adhering to the principles of Servant Leadership, leaders take the... Read More Read More The post Help Others A...
I ♥ Busy Managers
July 21, 2023 15:14 - 3 minutes - 2.66 MBI caught myself saying something peculiar this week. I said, “I like busy managers.” At first, that may give you pause. It may seem a bit odd, and perhaps even a little cruel. After all, managers tend to be some of the hardest-working people at a company. They often show up before their team, leave after everyone is gone, and carry the burden of stress on top of it all. So, why would I take pleasure in the massive workload... Read More Read More The post I ♥ Busy Managers appeared first ...
Email is the New Fax
July 14, 2023 13:26 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MBI am from the email generation. I came of age and joined the workforce in the late 90s right around the time that email became the standard-issue, de facto communication standard. When I attended college, students were issued email addresses. When I got my first professional job, it came with an email address. Folks a few years older than me didn’t have that experience. I was right on the edge of it. Faxing and inter-office memos were on their way... Read More Read More The post Email is...
Leadership Lessons from a Really Fun Company
June 30, 2023 13:15 - 5 minutes - 4.55 MBMost people get varsity letter jackets from their school, not their company. I didn’t realize it at the time, but my first corporate job was more like a school for me, than just a job. Like a good school, I learned how to lead. I learned good habits. I learned the right way to do things. It’s easy to be nostalgic about the past, but more than that, I want to share what I experienced because it was rare and... Read More Read More The post Leadership Lessons from a Really Fun Company appea...
High-Tech Work Needs an Antidote: Wildness Is a Necessity
June 02, 2023 12:09 - 4 minutes - 3.8 MBFor 24 years now, I’ve worked full-time in the tech sector. My work draws me into the inner workings of digital technology. I love my work. I get absorbed in it. That’s good, but too much of a good thing isn’t good. Dirt and its derivatives Early in my career, roughly 20 years ago, I remember taking a customer service training class. Sometimes, IT folks are known for being rude, arrogant, impatient, and disengaged. This class covered the basics of... Read More Read More The post High-Tec...
Leading Through Intense Opposition
May 19, 2023 13:33 - 5 minutes - 3.99 MBIn the past month, I’ve been going through one of the most intense and difficult leadership challenges of my life. The context is a leadership role completely outside of my duties at CHS. I’ve had to make some unpopular but necessary decisions. Since it’s still very fresh, I’m going to be intentionally vague on the specifics out of respect for those involved. However, I can be very transparent with my experiences and the lessons that I’m learning. As always, I’m... Read More Read More Th...
I ♥ Salespeople
May 12, 2023 12:00 - 3 minutes - 3.14 MBConfession time: I’ve become known on this platform as one of those tech leaders that is hard on salespeople. Some of my most successful blog articles have poked fun at the peculiar and annoying things that salespeople do to try and earn our business. You can read them here, here, and here. I’ve been told that some sales managers use that blog series as a training manual when they assign new salespeople to my account. I’ve taken plenty of shots.... Read More Read More The post I ♥ Salesp...
How My Digital Presence Creates an Advantage in Real Life
May 05, 2023 13:59 - 3 minutes - 3.16 MBAbout seven years ago, I started intentionally developing my online presence as a tech leadership figure. There are a whole lot of factors that motivated me to do that, but I’ll cover just a few. Back in 2014, I wrote my Master’s thesis on the opportunity to leverage social media as an organizational leadership tool. Also, as a tech-savvy introverted leader, I figured I could probably do better and make a bigger impact online than in real life. Back in... Read More Read More The post How...
The AI Article
April 14, 2023 13:44 - 7 minutes - 6.16 MBI’m not the quickest to comment on the latest tech trends. I read. I pay attention. I experiment. I take it all in. I read the hot takes just like everyone else. Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic, to say the least. I’ve intentionally waited a while to give my opinions some time to settle into shape. Enough time has passed, and now I’m ready to share my insights. Of course, as always, this is more about the technology leadership... Read More Read More The post The AI Article appeared...
How to Walk in Faith at Work
April 07, 2023 13:33 - 6 minutes - 5.51 MBWhat does it look like to live out your faith at work? It’s a challenging question. I’ve thought about it plenty. I’ve talked about it one-on-one countless times. This is the first time I’ve written about it on my leadership blog. Today is Good Friday, one of the most significant Christian holidays. I figured, if I can’t write about my Christian faith on a day like today, then I never will. So, here it goes. Faith is personal. Jesus Christ... Read More Read More The post How to Walk in F...
A Leadership Title Is like a Microphone
March 31, 2023 13:15 - 4 minutes - 3.26 MBImagine you need to speak to a crowd without a microphone. It’s difficult. You must project your voice. You may have to yell to be heard in the back. You may have a hard time even getting everyone’s attention. You may have to wave your arms in the air or give an ear-splitting whistle. Then, if you are lucky, a humble A/V technician wanders up to the front and mercifully hands you a mic. You would stop yelling, wouldn’t you?... Read More Read More The post A Leadership Title Is like a Mic...
I Won’t Back Down: Doing Your Job like There’s Nothing to Lose
March 24, 2023 13:30 - 6 minutes - 5.07 MBHow would you do your job differently if you had nothing to lose? Would you take more chances? Would you be bolder? You’d definitely feel freer. The question is, what would you do with that freedom? For me, this isn’t a hypothetical question. I was in that situation. It was a while ago, and I haven’t written about it much until now. This experience shaped me, and I’d like to share it with you today. The setup I was leading... Read More Read More The post I Won’t Back Down: Doing Your Job...
How Leaders Can Help Their Teams Deal with Ambiguity
March 17, 2023 13:10 - 5 minutes - 3.92 MBAmbiguity is bad. Clarity is good. But the world doesn’t always offer us clarity. We are often faced with ambiguity. The question is, how do we deal with it? I’ll answer that. Related to all of this is the relationship between leaders and followers. I’ve often heard people criticized as “not able to deal well with ambiguity.” Have you ever said that about someone? Has anyone ever said it about you? In my opinion, it’s hard to assess that without... Read More Read More The post How Leader...
Leadership Lessons from Women in Technology Sixty Years Ago
March 08, 2023 12:49 - 7 minutes - 5.72 MBToday is International Women’s Day. Today, I’m grateful for the women I get to work with every day in my high-tech field. I appreciate the fortitude it takes to thrive in a field made up of mostly men. I recently attended a Minnesota Technology Association event for Women Leading in Technology. I attended for three reasons: #1, I wanted to support the women on my team. #2, The networking and speaker genuinely interested me. #3 I knew I would be... Read More Read More The post Leadership ...
Put out the Vibe: Recruiting in 2023
March 03, 2023 14:25 - 7 minutes - 6 MBI’ve gone out of my way on this blog to explain that I’m not a salesperson, but that’s only partially true. My primary job isn’t revenue-producing. Yet to be successful as a tech leader, I sell ideas and strategies all the time. Even more than that, I spend an awful lot of time selling my company as a great place to work, with my existing team, and with prospective employees. If you haven’t figured it out by now, this is... Read More Read More The post Put out the Vibe: Recruiting in 202...
How to Make Priority Calls
February 17, 2023 14:15 - 7 minutes - 5.52 MBSo, what’s the priority? If you are in a leadership role, there’s a good chance you get asked that question regularly. That question doesn’t bother me. I enjoy making priority calls. I don’t agonize over it at all. How do I do that? Well, that requires some explanation. I was just in a meeting earlier this week where this subject came up. I started to talk through my thought process and afterward decided to write it down for you all... Read More Read More The post How to Make Priority Ca...
Cloud Computing and the Glue-Sniffing Guarantee Fairy
February 10, 2023 13:55 - 8 minutes - 6.59 MBThe film, Tommy Boy, starring Chris Farley and David Spade was released in 1995. I was in high school at the time. My friends and I watched it constantly. Nearly 30 years later, people quote it, sometimes not even knowing it. I overheard my 11-year-old the other day say, “Brothers don’t shake hands. Brothers gotta hug.” I’m quite certain that he’s never seen the movie. Now, there are plenty of leadership lessons from Tommy Boy, especially for the sales crowd.... Read More Read More The p...
A Time for Optimism: Lead Without Cynicism in 2023
January 01, 2023 14:48 - 4 minutes - 3.32 MBWe live in a cynical world. A cynical world. And we work in a business of tough competitors. – Jerry Maguire The world of the corporate enterprise can be a cynical place. Week after week, I preach leadership. I do it for all of you, but I also do it for myself. By writing, I remind myself of the truth. Why do you and I need these constant reminders? Our world is cynical, and frankly, sometimes so are we. Cynicism is... Read More Read More The post A Time for Optimism: Lead Without Cynici...