In being mindful, in taking the time to reflect and respond rather than react and try to be everything to everybody, the lines can be drawn and the entrepreneur can come from a place of purpose and protecting what they have created.
Read MoreThe pursuit of a good time, or what is perceived by the leader as a team building time, will not substitute for a responsive work environment, or a work place where there is mutual respect and empowerment.
Read MoreThe point is, an executive cannot out-travel her or his situation. It is a time for focus and centering.
Read MoreWe are a nation of learners. We love to get those framed certificates and add important sounding initials after our names. We often dabble in this course and that seminar, but make the mistake of adding rather than subtracting.
Read MoreWhen an entrepreneur or executive leader favors the external or peripheral issues over the authentic, it is virtually impossible to make a fully informed decision.
Read MoreDissatisfaction with co-workers, managers, leaders and organizations. No one talks, there are conflicts, sniping, rampant politics, digital email wars, angry texts, tempers and reaction to most anything.
Read MoreI don’t claim to know as much about planting and growing things as my office neighbor, but the gardener well understands that turning over the soil, aerating it, mixing in nutrients and then planning what direction may be taken in the future, is precisely what we must all do in our lives.
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