[July 23, 2019] I have grown up listening to stories about the rise and fall of startups. Entrepreneurs launched their startups with great enthusiasm and passion but lost their energy within a year or two. Why? Because they don’t lead their startups as a leader. They focus on work and think that they would grow successful with work… Read More »
[July 22, 2019] This is my third article on Scout Camp; where I attended this past week (see the other two here and here).1 Today, I’ll write about the challenges our senior boys had to overcome and, using their own words, explain how they prepared themselves (or not) in advance of camp. Young boys don’t have the relevant… Read More »
[July 21, 2019] Leaders are irreplaceable members of every team or business, but a surprisingly large portion of organizations are struggling to fill leadership gaps. According to the report, only 18% of organizations say their leaders are “very effective” at meeting business goals. This is a big issue because top-level managers are the ones who need to coordinate… Read More »
[July 20, 2019] New and young leaders are often placed in a position where bad habits are easily learned and encouraged. As regular readers of my leadership blog know, I’ve been at Scout Camp for the past week where most of the scout counselors are not yet 18 years old. One challenge adult scout leaders were facing was… Read More »
[July 19, 2019] This article is the second in a short series on leadership lessons from a Scout Camp. Back on June 22nd, I asked six basic questions [see link here]. Our Scout Camp has gone through several stages of learning; much of it having to do with the leader psychology of young boys. One question I raised… Read More »
[July 18, 2019] Great leaders think about the future and imagine great possibilities. Their job is to envision something exciting and even ennobling. In this way, they get buy-in for their ideas and enthusiasm for the way to get there. Several years ago at a company called Juniper Networks, a senior staff member created a group called the… Read More »
[July 17, 2019] Abraham Lincoln once said that any man could withstand adversity but to “test a man’s character, give him power.” This is a visionary idea from a great man, but by no means new. It has long been recognized, long before recorded history, that the make-up of a person – their mental and ethical traits –… Read More »
[July 16, 2019] There’s an old joke that circulates in the Public Works Department of most large cities. It goes something like this; If King Kong fell off one of our buildings, our road crews wouldn’t be able to find him. If you ever heard the phrase, “That’s not my job,” you are not alone in discovering that… Read More »
[July 15, 2019] As a young boy, I had a lot of fun in the Boy Scouts of America. Along the way, I learned about the meaning of a person’s character, leadership skills, the importance of physical fitness, and that while most people are different, they still have similar needs and wants. I suspect these lessons are already… Read More »
[July 14, 2019] Yes! Not only can leadership be taught to kids successfully, but it is also being done all the time; we don’t call it leadership training. I am often at odds with parents who say it’s impossible to teach kids leader skills. The problem is not that teaching skills is important; character development is more crucial… Read More »