Over the last two decades, “leadership” has become a buzzword, used liberally by many without much reference to the context. With the emergence of this trend, a number of leadership and management gurus wrote books advising companies to move away from “management” – which they believe stifles creativity and inhibits the maximization of employees’ capabilities. Read more about When to Lead vs Manage[…]
When a diamond is being formed, it first starts out as a lump of coal. It goes through immense amounts of the RIGHT kind of pressure to become the shining diamond we love. If the pressure isn’t right, it becomes dust. It’s tough… to watch others succeed, achieve goals, make dreams come true. And you Read more about A Diamond in the Rough[…]
Being in a position of leadership creates an aura of power around you. More often than not, this means that the people you’re leading will tend to act a certain way when in your presence. To be an effective leader therefore, you have a responsibility to be intentional about assuming a posture of humility. One Read more about Pass it On…[…]
Every road leads somewhere. It doesn’t make sense to spend time driving on a high way that doesn’t lead to your desired destination. The same is true in life. Just like roads, our decisions in life lead us to different end points. Each decision has a different outcome, and these outcomes – just like roads Read more about Road Trip to Success[…]
I recently completed my first trail race ever, the Lookout Mountain 20 miler. This was after my failed attempt at my first race, the Snakebite 50k. After this race, I was completely dejected but I reflected on the things I didn’t do well, retooled by getting a coach and developing a game plan and re-attacked Read more about Run Your Race[…]