Please, No Silly Slogans

Good leadership is a lot more than silly slogans, clever jingles or inspirational posters hanging on the walls. We all know how important teamwork is.  It is critical to the success of the organization — quality produced, service delivered.  But why, then, do so many...

The Risk Of Being Overly Prepared

In a critical game of the season, the best team — the one with the most talent and depth, the clear favorite— lost.  They were well-prepared for all possibilities but they played without inspiration. The problem?  They were overly prepared.  They had been given so...

Great Leadership Is More Than Results

The definition of great leadership is more than the impressive results on a financial statement. Superior results are important.  As the former CEO of a Catholic health system once famously said, no margin, no mission. Here is the point:  great leaders understand that...