For good or bad, our behavior as leaders ripples throughout an organization. Examples of bad leadership behavior negatively affecting organizations are all too easy to cite. In the early 2000s, the criminal behavior of Enron executives caused thousands of employees to lose their jobs and led to the dissolution of Arthur Andersen, one of the […]
Archives for March 2019
Be an Agile Leader
In business today, there’s a growing trend toward agile leadership: a focus on fast decision making, short-term goals, and the empowerment of individuals. What began as a leadership approach confined to IT departments—business units that must respond quickly to rapidly changing technology—has become a way of life for leaders generally. Today, it’s not just IT […]
Are You Too Attached to Outcome?
I’ve often said that golf is an acronym for Game of Life First. I certainly proved that when I recently tried to qualify for the Golden Seniors team at my local country club. In golf, as in life, you get good breaks you deserve and you get good breaks you don’t deserve. You get bad breaks […]