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Michael Stanier, in his brilliant book “The Advice Trap” quotes Naguib Mahfouz, 1988 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, as follows: “You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” When I first read this quote, it stopped me in my…

Following the example of the great Patrick Lencioni and his book “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team,” here are three ways to wreck a good leadership team.

What happens when the values of your organization clash with one another? How do you work through this dilemma?

I’ve learned many things about leading growth in organizations from working in my garden, but these three are among the most apparent.

In my last posting, I recommended some great business and leadership books that I’ve read that were very positive influences on my leadership philosophy, style and performance.

I’m often astounded by the answers I get when I ask executives (or wannabe executives) the question, “what are you reading, or what have you read lately?” I often get the answer, “Well, nothing really.”

I well remember my first coaching experience. Part of my physical education teaching duties, I was expected to coach sport acrobatics for junior high school students. Not having a great background in sport acrobatics and gymnastics myself, I viewed this task with some trepidation.