So many people champion Jack Welch as such a great leader, but, at least as far as I believe, the “Welch-Way” is the wrong way.  At GE, Jack Welch practiced short-term leadership.  Life at GE was like a roller coaster ride due to irrational decision making with little regard for long-term implications. Every year, Welch … Continue reading The Power of Long-Term Leadership

A few weeks ago I was blessed to be able to take a vacation to Hawaii.  While there, my wife connected with her second cousin who lives on the Big Island.  As it so happens, her husband, Dane, works for Ali’I Ocean Tours, one of those tour companies that takes people out in the ocean … Continue reading Tearing down walls with WALS

Leadership is not about doing all the work; it’s about leading those that do the work.  However, that can be very difficult, because in most organizations, leaders were at one time in that group of doers, now they are in the position of leading the doers and must effectively broker the talent on the team. … Continue reading Fording the Leadership Stream

I was watching an old rerun of a show from the 1970’s the other day and one scene was supposed to be a city street, but it was clearly fake.  The buildings were all facades.  It seriously looked like a back lot instead of a real city street; the falseness made it hard to watch. … Continue reading Let’s Put the Human Back Into People

Things are fresh now and it is time to look ahead.  I always think this is a time to really think differently and get away from “the way we’ve always done it.”  That line of thinking is a killer.  It’s a killer to innovation, to growth and to a living organization where people think and … Continue reading A New Year Change Challenge