Leadership is a tough gig. I’m not talking about being in “management”, although that is a really tough job too. What I mean is leading – stepping up, making the tough calls, doing the right thing even when nobody’s looking. Are you a leader? Even if you don’t have an official leadership title, I bet…
Book Review
Using The PRIMES to Solve Project Team Problems
This is the second blog post about the book The PRIMES by Chris McGoff. Author McGoff says “The PRIMES show up every time people join up in groups to solve problems, drive change and transform systems.” There are 46 PRIMES, so there is a lot covered in the book and it’s all great. But I…
Video Book Review of The PRIMES
I loved this book! See why: Watch it all the way through to get a bonus tip on how apply the book’s ideas to your team performance challenges.
2 Books to Help You Make a Change In Your Life
Today is February 29th, 2012. Many people are talking today about making the most of the “extra” time that Leap Day offers. If you’re truly going to do that, though, it’s going to take intentional effort to walk a new path, and beyond that, an adjustment of your habits. Just in time for the “bonus”…
Book Review: Leadership Caffeine
I’ll be right up front on this book review: I know the author. Art Petty and I are professionally acquainted; we’re fellow leadership bloggers and our paths sometime cross on consulting projects. I’m a huge fan of Art’s writing about leadership—he’s extremely pragmatic, yet self-effacing. You won’t find bombastic pontificating on his blog. What you…