Everybody loves to hear stories of great modern leaders like Alan Mulally, Howard Schultz, Bill McDermott, Casey Crawford, or Coach Mike Krzyzewski. Each one of them would tell you they didn’t become the leader they are today without the help of others in their lives. There are five types of people everyone needs in their life to become a great or successful leader. Continue reading Great Leaders Have These 5 Types of People In Their Career

Turns out the best teams and the leaders that lead them aren’t afraid of accountability and use it as a competitive advantage.   Continue reading How the Best Teams Use Accountability as a Competitive Advantage

The shift to a leader who is not only present on social media, but also an active contributor has become less of an anomaly and more of what the best leaders are doing on an ongoing basis. Continue reading 6 Important Reasons Leaders Should Be Using Social Media

There is no hiding the consumer’s loss of confidence in many of the most visible brands of our time. Continue reading It Took Wells Fargo One Commercial to Show the Wrong Way to Build Trust

It’s easy to understand why the modern workforce doesn’t get excited about leadership development initiatives. Sure, they are the end consumer and the people organizations want to upskill, but rarely are training initiatives truly about them. Continue reading How to Instantly Improve Your Leadership Training

Not only do people want to be led, but they deserve a leader who is willing to give up control and responsibility to help them to become the best version of themselves.  Continue reading Why Micromanaging is Hurting Your Employees (and How to Fix It)

The power of a team is 2+2 = 6. Without teammates that bring specific characteristics to work every day, it impossible to equal anything more than 4. So what exactly are those characteristics that every successful team regardless of industry, job function, or location have in its team members? Continue reading What Makes a Great Teammate?