As you build your leadership skills, it’s important to remember that why you lead is as important as whom you lead.  Leading for the benefit of others is much more compelling and powerful motivation than leading merely to get ahead or to hit an arbitrary target. 

Leadership is not about the leader. Leadership is about the growth and positive change that a leader can bring while working with others. People hunger for authentic leaders who have core values and strong ethics. 

I have grown to hate email criticism. Is hate too strong a word? I don’t think so.

I hate email criticism. I was talking to a young and new leader recently and he had received...

The major problem with introversion — which, by the way, is not a disease — and not a problem — is the misunderstanding of it. People act like it’s a personality flaw. But, it’s nothing like that. Introversion is a preference in how we respond to life. Nothing more. It’s a wiring. But, there’s no flaw in the wiring.

Most people on the planet crave or have a thirst for a sense of feeling important, validation, acceptance, approved, or what they do matters. 

You’re going to hurt people and people are going to hurt you. As John Ortberg says living with people is like “dancing with porcupines.” So what will you do when you get hurt?

What happens when a "Good Leader" fails? Does this now make them a bad leader? Before we right them off we should consider this...

If you are reading this and you're kind of discouraged, you have been kind of broken, you're feeling a little beat up by life, or you just would like a little tangible hope, remember to "Be Hardy."

How do people like Mariota become so successful? Are there certain characteristics these people share that set them apart?

This story will change your idea of True Love

I want leaders on my team who are “all in.” Coaches want players who are “all in” on their teams. Every organization out there wants employees and team members who are “all in.”