Prepared:  The Defining Moment of Leaders Who Are Self-Aware The New Year’s Eve celebration has come and gone. You have already brought in 2016 with a fireworks-filled bang. Now you are facing 365 days of fresh opportunities. The feelings of excitement...

  In business, leaders must be consistent in what they say and do. If there is no consistency in their actions, then their credibility becomes questionable. While our leadership styles may be unique, our behaviors establish how we are perceived by those we...

Proactive:  Having the Courage to Lead   There were three men who faced a dire situation. The elements of nature threatened their safety. Each man had an illness that deprived him of his health and endangered his longevity. With their food supply dwindling,...

Prioritize:  The Time-Saving Method That Balances Leaders’ Lives The laidback euphoria of another weekend has elapsed into the typical Monday morning. Back-to-back meetings have filled the first half of your day. As you try to focus on their agendas, your...

Being Personally Accountable:  The Definitive Mark of Leading by Example You are sitting in rush hour traffic. Interstate 95 has turned into a parking lot instead of the fast conduit of transportation it was designed to be. As soon as the cars crawl along the...

Purpose:  The Driving Force of a Leader’s Vision Have you ever noticed that when you walk along the beach your footprints leave a path in the sand that documents your journey? But, once the waves crash along the shore, the evidence of your footprints ever...

Passion:  The Guiding Compass of Exceptional Leaders   A leader is a thought influencer who has the ability to effect change in the corporate culture through his or her actions, words, and decisions. The manner in which leaders handle day-to-day situations...