And I’m Calling BS on Quiet Quitting — Quiet Quitting. Since a July 25th TikTok video — all 17 seconds of it — got posted, the term has been everywhere. The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, LinkedIn, Medium. Everywhere. A Google search on the term returned 220 million results. What is it? Employees give the minimum effort…

Or suffer the consequences — When you’re a leader, the little things matter. Your actions. Your words. What gets said. And what doesn’t. Sometimes you have to ratchet up your courage to do something unpopular. When you know it is the right thing. Or to say something that needs to be said. And sometimes you…

It’s not about tactics and metrics — Leadership is not about mechanics. Sure, what you do is important. How you do what you do is even more important. Receiving timely and accurate data is necessary to make the right decisions at the right time. To move the needle. Maybe to save the day. But good leadership can’t…

Use it to your advantage — Leadership is a 24-hour job. Don’t misunderstand. Yes, you can sleep. You can take vacations. You can binge-watch your favorite Netflix series. You can even shut your office door and take a nap. But…the responsibility of leading isn’t reserved for office time, staff meetings, or when you’re the talking head…

Building your mindset, purpose and legacy for lasting success — If you want to fail to achieve anything meaningful, life will give you all the excuses you need. Not given the opportunity. Not the right connections. Bad boss. Poor training. Wrong gene pool. 😳 Very few people grow up hoping to be mediocre. But sometimes life beats the aspiration out…

To provide laser-like focus in four key areas — Leaders need to be action-oriented. You can’t wish results into existence and it’s tough to follow a leader who doesn’t do anything. 🤨 But…action for action’s sake can be unproductive. Counter-productive. It confuses your team and will wear everyone out. Including you. One of the most valuable actions you can…

And they apply to leaders of any age and at any level — Your mindset as a leader will determine your success. Or failure. You can’t operate on auto pilot and lead successfully. Intentionality is key. Let’s put this on the table: leadership isn’t easy. Period. You’re dealing with challenges. Accept it. Embrace it. If challenges didn’t exist, you might not be needed…

You can’t go all out all the time — When you want to accelerate your career, the tendency is to hustle harder. Longer. The stories tell you to get up at 5:00 a.m. and grind all day. Every day. Gary Vaynerchuk famously walks fast, talks fast, and works 18-hour days. We hear about the wizards of Wall Street starting…

Ask yourself the right question — and then take action — If you want to live a life of significance, you need to ask yourself the right questions. And then take action. When we’re young, our parents screw things up by asking us the wrong question. What do you want to be when you grow up? Barely waiting for a reply…