Leadership

If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own. – Henry Ford, Founder Ford Motor Company When you are enthusiastic about something or committed to a purpose, you might experience […]

Don’t expect to enjoy the fruits of the seeds you didn’t sow. It will not take long until you will find someone who will speak about the low hanging fruits. Fruits that are easy to reach as a metaphor for achieving progress with little effort. It makes sense at first, but then you might realize

There are no winners in war. In M*A*S*H 4077, a series situated during the Korean War, Hawkeye Pierce famously said “Hell is where the sinners go, war is where the innocent suffer” and there is more truth in that statement than any claim of victory or winning in war. Conflicts end with destruction and either

The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. – Stephen Covey, Author and Speaker We have all been in situation where our schedule is so full that all we can do is take it heads on and work our way through. For some of us that is in

Kindness is still seen as weakness by too many. In many minds strength is still linked to alpha-like behavior. The tough guys, the bad boys and the mean ladies get the most attention, and are unfortunately admired by a lot of youngsters. Kindness on the other hand is often mistaken for weakness. Kind leaders tend

Solve today’s challenges before they become tomorrow’s problems. Many motivational coaches will tell us that there is no such things as problems. In their line of thoughts, there are only challenges and it all depends on our attitude about those challenges. Although it will sound overly simplified for someone who is facing real problems on

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. – Stephen Covey, Author and Speaker The ability to prioritize in what can appear like an avalanche of tasks and responsibilities is one of the strongest requirements of leadership. Putting first things first might sound simple when there is a handful

Rather do one thing great than a lot of things halfhearted. Passion and purpose are important and it is relatively difficult if not impossible to be passionate and purposefully about a lot of things at the same time, right? It appears to be significantly more effective to be passionate and driven by purpose for only

Strong leaders empower and encourage strong leaders. Strong leaders are surrounded by a team of strong leaders, and that team continues to grow. And that is no coincidence. An essential part of their leadership culture is to continuously empower and encourage strong leaders. That means creating an environment and culture in which learning is more