“Leadership must be based on goodwill. Goodwill does not mean posturing and, least of all, pandering to the mob. It means obvious and wholehearted commitment to helping followers. We...
“The best way to be missed when you’re gone is to stand for something when you’re here.” – Seth Godin This quote is powerful from so many different perspectives,...
Do fair environments breed fair performance? Something that is “fair” usually means it’s not bad or unacceptable, but it’s also not great. It’s uninspiring and blah. Think about what...
Four Ways That Leaders Boost (or Bust) Their Team’s Confidence
By Linda Sasser
Confidence. It’s not only an important leadership element to possess; it’s also an important element to instill in others. Are your followers more confident under your leadership or do you...
Remember your middle school years? Braces, glasses, weird hair, big feet, long skinny legs, pimples… It’s just an awkward stage. Horses go through the same thing. My husband and...
My daughter plays a lot of basketball. She’s on the school team during the regular season and plays in a league during the off season. There is a particular...
Stewardship: Underestimated, Underrated, and Unbelievably Essential
By Linda Sasser
Stewardship. This single idea is probably one of the most underrated leadership concepts. Yet, when you get right down to it, a leader’s ultimate responsibility is to steward the...
The leader who has the most impact on your day-to-day behavior is, in fact, not the CEO, the COO, the CFO, or any other C—unless, of course, you report...