On a recent trip to Belize with the PathLight board, one of the board members suggested I read The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni. Most of Lencioni’s books are in my library but for whatever reason this one got past me. My mistake. This might be his best ever. The subtitle
The little voice in the back of my head kept whispering, “Tell this guy to shut up and listen!” It was yet another business meeting, late in the day, and the self-righteous leader condescendingly lectured me and my team about all the foolish things we were doing. He was partially
Ever hear of Race Track Leadership (RTL)? Probably not because I just made it up. But don’t tune me out just yet. It’s a pretty cool leadership concept. A few years ago in a meeting with the executive team of an organization, strategic plans were being made for a new
A friend of mine is sometimes described as more prophet than leader; he’s excellent at preaching truth in cultural context, but weak at organizational leadership. He can cast a vision and challenge us, but he can’t implement that vision. You probably know people just like this. A lot of them
An acquaintance of mine asked if we are using my book Salvaged to help the new Leadership Institute at PathLight. As it turns out they are using it, and we had a fun conversation about how young leaders from a different culture might read my book. All of which led
Every interaction at a junkyard ultimately comes down to who pays for the donuts or who eats the most donuts. Okay, so not really, but almost all conversation involves some kind of negotiation or competition. Of course this is true in most business settings. Or anywhere people exist for that
We live in an age of contempt. Whatever your perspective politically or socially, you know people who practice contempt for their enemies. Even simply calling them “enemies” speaks to the hyperbole we use, as if people we disagree with are to be conquered, not neighbors and friends to be loved.
Rarely does an email from a company capture my attention. Most are self-serving, safe, and dull. But Shawn Parr of the marketing firm Bulldog Drummond does it differently. He makes sure the emails from his company are always interesting and insightful. The most recent one touches on a theme more