High Performing Teams

What are 7 successful ways to work with complainers?

7 Successful Ways to Work With Complainers

I was talking with someone recently who was asking the best way to handle a complainer. We’ve all worked or lived with them. As strong personal leaders, we know that complaining is pointless, irritating and toxic. Not everyone has gotten that message though and they seem bent on taking the…


Mergers require CEOs to balance many stakeholders' needs.

How the Best CEOs Help Ensure a Successful Merger

In the first post of this two part series I wrote about: the current and ongoing high numbers and value of mergers and acquisitions worldwide the well-established pattern of a high level – at least 50% – of risk of failure reasons for mergers the need for adaptive leadership In…


What kind of leader was Jesus Christ?

What Kind of Leader Do You Choose to Be?

How do you make a difference in the world today? It seems like we’re always being challenged to become better leaders. But at a time where we can all impact the world in our own ways, why do we strive to be more like everyone else we know? What kind…


Can you embrace the power of no?

Can Entrepreneurs Embrace the Power of No?

I’ve discovered that most entrepreneurs that I work with have a big secret. Can you master your time by harnessing the power of no in your busy days?