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It’s Okay to Care

In my last post I talked about finding your own talent, and gave an example of what passit ion looks like. What happens if you’re leading a team of people – do you care what their talents are? When...

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Do You Know Where Your Priorities Are?

If I asked most people what they’re priorities in life or at work are I get blank look, followed by an awkward silence. Then I get the answer they think I expect from them: “Er, my family is the most...

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Turning Anxiety into Performance

What happens when you take responsibility for you life? Turn anxiety into performance. Filed under: behaviour, leadership, self development, self-awareness Tagged: Motivation, passion, performance,...

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What Counts in Leadership

Surprise: passion, credibility, and values still count Filed under: behaviour, engagement, leadership, values, values Tagged: credibility, passion, values

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What Do You Want To Be the Leader Of?

Why do you really want to be the boss? Think about all the great and the not-so-good people you’ve worked with. Think about what made the good ones good, and the not-so-good ones not- so-good. You...

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The Fire in Your Belly

Have the balls to care about something. I want to challenge you to have a fire in your belly. It doesn’t have to be a big fire, but that’s OK if you do. Have something to live for. Care about...

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One Discovery, Two Decisions

The best part of my job is working with, sharing, inspiring and being inspired by passionate, smart people. It turns my crank. I am lucky to have this life. I try to stop and be grateful when as often...

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Start With the “Why?”

Dan Pink argues that three surprising things motivate people: mastery, autonomy, and purpose. In business execution, I argue, you need to start with the purpose. That’s what I wrote for this month’s...

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More Powerful Than Passion

Mike Rowe has some interesting things to say about passion versus opportunity, and ends his blurb with: “Never follow your passion, but always bring it with you.” He also has some interesting things...

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Clarifying Your So-Called Passion

[this is  a summer re-post series re-post] Three years ago I was going through the end of a 29-year marriage, and it was one of the most horrible experiences of my life (including the month my daughter...

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