This is the last post in a series on the sins of poor leadership. Everyone in the corner office realizes how important it is to know and understand their customers, whether it is retail...

Keeping poor performing executives is also damaging to the overall culture, sowing the seeds of mistrust and lack of professionalism.Now, lets examine the second deadly sin: poor...

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by avoiding it today. In essence, the idea is that what you do (or dont do) at one period of time creates a cause-and-effect cycle that will...

If it werent for the last-minute, a lot of things wouldnt get done. Whats more, the business world is inundated with references to time, such as time and motion studies, widgets per hour,...

Feedback is useful for monitoring progress, keeping aligned with goals, and making changes in training regimes when necessary. And one of the more interesting elements of getting feedback...

In todays world of rapid advancements in technology, some of the basic truths of business effectiveness and sustainability seem to have been forgotten as we embrace the belief that...

Most parents understand the problem with children stuffing their school backpacks with too many books, papers, calculators, pens, rulers, and other items. Whats more, I have noticed a much...

Not too long ago, I watched the HBO TV miniseries The Pacific, produced by Tom Hanks. Watching these true stories of a fast-disappearing generation of heroes reminded me of a concept my...

Leadership and learning are indispensable from one another. Statements may go in one ear and out the other, but a good question will bounce around inside your head until you come up with an...

The journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step. Lao Tzu To say that the road to becoming an effective leader is long and difficult is an understatement.