Leadership
Why Good CEOs Don’t Accept ‘Okay’
“Some terms are used ad nauseam.” We often ask people how they are doing or how things are going, and they respond, “It’s okay,” or “Everything is okay.” According to the tone of the response – positive and upbeat, monotone, or negative and dismayed, we determine if we believe the person. Because we use the…
Read MorePeer-to-Peer Mentoring
A great friend of mine once said, “Friends are better than money.” I found this sage comment to be true. You can always make money, but how often do you make devoted friends? Because I value learning, I seek people who can help me improve as a person, which qualifies them as a mentor. This…
Read MoreMentorship: Sailing to Success
Mentorship is a means to sail to personal and professional success. Mentorship is not one ship, but a fleet of ships, all headed in the same direction. Each ship is a powerful tool alone, but collectively, Mentorship is what I refer to as the: The Leader Development Armada Armada is a fleet of warships, which…
Read MoreLifelong Learning and Mentoring
Even the most competent person cannot know everything. This is where having a mentor and becoming a lifelong learn comes in. This short audiogram from the audiobook for Inspired, Not Retired: Leadership Lessons from Father to Son, provides insights on how I transformed from just depending on having a mentor, to becoming a lifelong learner.…
Read MoreWho’s Your Wingman? The Mandate for Mentoring
January is designated as Mentoring Month by The National Mentoring Partnership, also referred to as MENTOR. MENTOR focuses on youth mentoring, which I believe is the first part of the mentoring continuum if you are fortunate enough to receive lifelong mentoring. I, however, focus more on the remainder of the continuum with academic, workplace, and…
Read MoreNew Year, New You, Really?
Here we go again. Another new year is upon us, and the resolutions abound on how we might ‘change’ ourselves for the better. New Year, New You, Really? What’s wrong with the old you? What are you doing right in your business or profession? This short blog outlines how to focus on what you already…
Read MoreThanksgiving Daily for CEOs
CEOs experience Thanksgiving daily. They operate in what Martin Smith referred to as a VUCA (pronounced voo-cha) environment: Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous. No matter what is on a CEO’s schedule, it may be derailed by internal or external issues, from an employee being hospitalized with a serious condition to a government decision with second,…
Read MoreMyWingman, LLC: The Wingman for Every CEO
” It’s lonely at the top, but it does not need to be.” I am honored to share some thoughts in CEO Weekly on navigating the tough jobs of leadership and the CEO. No matter how well prepared you are to become a CEO, the education may not exactly align with the experience. That is…
Read MoreFrom the Battlefield to the Blood Bank
Veterans Day 2025 is Upon Us One of the best ways to honor veterans on Veterans Day is to plan the acknowledgement well in advance of the event. This is what ImpactLife Blood Center did by focusing on the battlefield to the blood bank. The short introductory paragraph below is the ‘ask’ for blood donations.…
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