2015

What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

Five Things I’m Thankful for this Thanksgiving Season

Next week is Thanksgiving. The holiday always reminds me to take time to reflect on what’s happening in my life. What am I thankful for and what might need a little more attention. Let see if my list matches yours this Thanksgiving. Here’s what I’m thankful for this year. 


Humility: The Most Important Sales Trait

Humility is a tricky thing. The harder you strive to be humble, the farther away you are from achieving your goal. Indeed, it is safe to say that if you are granted the “humility award,” you lose it the moment you accept it.


Do your powerful questions spur your team’s creativity?

Leaders, How Do You Create More Powerful Questions?

I believe the most successful leaders I work with use powerful questions to help lead their teams. For entrepreneurs, it is critical to know how to get the best out of the people you work with. If you want to develop the people around you for their next level of…


Are You Tapping the BEST in People…or the Worst?

The next time you’re watching television, keep an eye out for the car commercials. No, I’m not going to ask you to count how many spots you see with shiny new status cars with giant red gift bows on top…but rather keep an eye out for another common character that shows up in automobile advertising: the jealous neighbor.


Can better questions help organize your priorities?

Can Better Questions Can Make You a Stronger Leader?

How do you increase your influence over others? How do you build stronger relationships with the key people in your life? What’s the one tool that can help separate good leaders from the great? Great questions help you become a stronger leader today.


The Unrivaled Power of Anger

It’s interesting how the power of anger compares to the power of the atom. Think about it—when used for evil, it can destroy and kill millions. When used for good, it can change lives and the world, all for the better. It all just depends on the choices we make.


Can coaching help you build an extraordinary business?

Can Warren Buffett Teach You About Coaching Leaders?

Warren Buffett may be one of the greatest investors of all time. What you may not know is Warren Buffett uses coaching to help his many organizations’ executives become even more effective leaders. Over the years he’s become incredibly successful at coaching already great leaders to a higher level. I’ve worked with over 30 different…


“Yeah, Whatever.”

Well, here I am, sitting down to write another weekly article for Market Leadership Journal. Truly, it’s just another task in an ongoing routine. Frankly, I just want to get it done so I can check this item off my list and move on with my day. If you like what I have to share, that’s fine. If not…well…whatever.


We must become learning leaders

Can We Become Learning Leaders?

Things are changing very quickly in many industries. In the next several years, we will see major disruptions in every major industry.  Harnessing and exploiting change continues to be at the top of every CEO’s wish list into the far future. To take advantage of these opportunities, we must become…


Let’s Talk About Greed…and Google.

Moving on through our business ethics-based analysis of the timeless seven deadly sins, we now come to the sin of “avarice,” otherwise known as greed. Yes, we all know how Google is so full of greed that it “wants to own the internet” as part of its evil plot to take over the world. Why else would they offer so much to us for free?