It’s the beginning of football season in the United States and we are seeing a variety of coaches on TV.   Some are ecstatic as their teams win games, but many are showing frustration, disappointment, or even outright anger when their teams don’t execute plays as instructed and lose the game.  Is this what you are […]

I remember when I was promoted into my first supervisory role.  I felt fantastic – for about a day!  I had finally justified my expensive MBA education and I knew that my family was extremely proud.  I also loved the fact that I was now in a position to make more of a contribution to […]

You may have heard the term “emotional intelligence” or EQ and wondered what exactly do we mean by it?   In addition, you may have wondered is it really important, or just the latest fad in leadership literature?  Over 25 years ago, in his groundbreaking work Emotional Intelligence – Why It Can Matter More than […]

As I have talked with many leaders recently, the thing that has struck me is how exhausted and overwhelmed everyone is feeling.  Okay, so it is drawing towards the end of the year, and we all tend to be tired out then.   Oh yeah, and then there has been that global pandemic thing going […]