Tag Archives: emotional maturity
Leadership Survey Results
We recently sent out a survey soliciting input on what individuals believed were the order of priority for 5 critical leadership qualities. The qualities, from NYT article Distilling the Wisdom of CEO’s, are “Passionate curiosity”, “Battle hardened confidence”, “A simple … Continue reading
Learn to love Change
Most of us don’t enjoy change that is forced upon us by outside forces. Change involves moving away from the known and tested. Change requires mental effort and energy. Change challenges our habits and familiar patterns. Even though we know that change is … Continue reading
We are what we believe we are
Anthony DeMello tells a terrific story about a man who found an eagle’s egg and put it in a nest of a barnyard hen. The eaglet hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them. All his life the … Continue reading
The pain of making decisions
Manny looked physically hurt. His eyes were sunken, his posture was stooped, and his normally taut skin was grayish. He had been under great stress over the past three weeks. He was making one of the biggest decisions of his career … Continue reading
Is future born from past?
We like to say that those who don’t pay attention to the past are doomed to repeat it. My experience tells me that the past does not predict the future – the present does. However, when we long for, dwell … Continue reading
Why is commitment a big deal?
A good friend of mine is single. He’s such a catch and I often wonder how he’s not married, especially given his stated intent to be married. We got to talking about marriage and the conversation went to commitment. He … Continue reading
Sorry!
When I got married I had a high ideal of honesty – we should tell each other what we’re thinking and feeling in real time as truthfully as we can. It works. 12 years later we’re still holding true to … Continue reading
Bending toward the goal
This has nothing to do with soccer! This is about my failure as a super hero. I’m an intentional guy and being goal focused is my normal MO. I recall being goal focused back in high school already. In fact, I … Continue reading
Leading by listening
When I started my consulting work in ’98 I really wanted people to know how passionate and informed I was about leadership development. I wrote articles that were well received, I gave presentations and speeches that had people excited – they … Continue reading
Create your own future
Karen was heading toward being another statistic of troubled youth gone astray. She was 17, living in the projects, her mom passed away, her dad was drunk and abusive, thick tattoos identified her with a local gang, and the police … Continue reading