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Everyone asks the same question: How do I get people to do what I want them to do? There are books that address that subject, everything from books on how to use power, influence, manipulation, and a variety of other techniques to get people to do what you want them to do. But are those people simply complying and capitulating? …
When I watch the news and follow politics, it’s difficult for me to not get a little cynical. It seems like we have too many impostors running our organizations and not enough real leaders. On the other hand, I know that many of the impostors are not necessarily bad people. They have been put into their position based on the …
You are either telling the truth or you are telling a lie. There is no middle ground. Now that may seem too simplistic, but that’s the way most people see it. Take employees, for example. They don’t know when a lie from the boss is so small that it’s okay. And they don’t know when a lie is so big …
When I’m coaching executives, I always ask them the same question. “How can your company grow if your people don’t?” The most effective leaders always understand what I’m getting at. So they actively invest in the growth and education of their people. The least effective leaders look at me, somewhat stunned because they never gave that question any attention. I had …
