More than 35 years ago I become the pastor of a small rural church in Sugarcreek, Ohio. In those early days, people would often ask me...

That sounds strange, doesn’t it? We always talk about leaders learning—what is it that leaders have to unlearn? Learning can be an...

Most everyone talks much about work culture or company culture. The bottom line is that culture is who you hire. If you currently have a...

Perfectionism is often viewed as a positive quality. We assume that perfectionists are indeed perfect, and who wouldn’t want to be...

Warren Buffett said, “We look for three things when we hire people. We look for intelligence, we look for initiative or energy, and we...

Leaders are learners. In fact, a well-known leadership proverb says that the day you stop learning is the day you stop leading. We are...

A mentor of mine has always challenged me that I cannot manage or lead people from where I wish they were, but that I must manage and...

Do you know anyone who seems to prefer complaining about their circumstances to changing them? We all have reasons, explanations, or...

What’s a performance review? For many employees it’s an annual fear-inducing ritual that provokes great dread. They go into a room with...

Empathy has always been a critical skill for leaders, but it is taking on a new level of meaning and priority. Far from a soft approach,...

All you have to do to discover that you aren’t alone in having personal and organizational momentum derailed during the pandemic is...

This past week was the NFL draft, and now draft grades are coming out for each team. The great teams and those who consistently contend...

Almost everyone at one point or another thinks about changing his or her life. There are many things a person can do to up life, but...

Kevin Warren, Commissioner of the Big Ten, spoke to Leader’s Edge leaders last week. Besides leaders from a variety of vantage points,...

Ask many managers what their greatest work challenge is, and they’d most likely say something along the lines of “managing difficult...

This past weekend was the final four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Justin Moore, star player for Villanova, tore his Achilles...

March has been Women's History Month, highlighting the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. The first...

One of the most frequent misunderstandings people have is that painful decisions and difficult decisions are one and the same. They are...

It has been two years since we were hit with what we know as COVID. I have experienced new territory as a leader. Change is in the wind…...

NO is a big-deal word. Just saying it can free up the person saying it while totally crushing the person who receives the no. Because of...