Here’s something I’ve noticed about leaders who take on too much responsibility at work: it almost never starts as a control problem. It starts as a competence one, in the strangest sense. These are the people who see what a project needs before anyone... 
Have you ever held back on a decision because you told yourself you were being thoughtful, strategic, or patient and then wondered, much later, whether you were actually just afraid? I have. And the story I want to tell you about is still unfolding. When I stepped... 
How often have you found yourself facing a new situation or problem and you say, “I just have to figure it out.”? Because if you could figure it out, you’d know what to do next. Right? News Flash: While some problems are best solved through the analytical process,... 
Have you ever found yourself yearning to unleash your creativity to solve a problem, only to feel overwhelmed by the clutter in your mind? Perhaps there have been days when you wished to retreat under the covers, drained by the challenges around you. If these... 
We make decisions every day, often unaware of the role or impact they have in our lives – and the lives of others. Why? Because we hold assumptions and beliefs about the world around us. Those assumptions and beliefs can limit us by crippling our ability to make... In a time when leaders are busier than ever and have no energy to spare, how do they raise their leadership bar? I’ve been writing about this in recent posts. The third step in learning to Raise Your Leadership Bar is to be more intentional. In Leading with Emotional... 
