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You can project leadership in everything from how you dress and carry yourself to how you behave. When a leader embodies an image of everything an organization aspires to, she is well on her way to creating a legacy. Leaders can be visual images of where they’re directing the evolution of their enterprise. At times, […]

Recently everyone at my company read The Google Way by Bernard Girard as one of the picks for our company book club.   It proved to be an interesting read for my entire organization. I have since been intrigued by Google’s unique practices, so yesterday’s article in Inc. about team building caught my eye.   Google […]

I was invited to give the keynote address at the Women in Government Contracting Conference, which was held last Friday. The conference theme was “Grow your business, grow yourself,” and was attended by strong leaders in the government contracting community. I shared several stories and strategies for success, including how meaningful success begins – by […]

Recently I was the winning bidder at a CEO charity auction where one of the executives on the auction block was Steve Forbes, publishing executive, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, and founder of Empower America.  A few weeks after the auction, I flew to New York and met Steve at the Four Seasons restaurant […]

Four behaviors help us engage people:   Acting in ways motivated by what’s best for others. (Idealized Influence) Encouraging people to achieve more than what’s thought possible. (Inspirational Motivation) Inspiring folks to think for themselves, question their own assumptions. (Intellectual Stimulation) Paying attention to peoples’ needs for achievement and development. (Individualized Consideration)   These 4 behaviors […]

Year-in and year-out, NASA employees report high levels of job satisfaction and commitment. For the fourth year in a row, NASA was the highest-ranked employer for large government agencies according to the 2015 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). But that’s not all, NASA ranked as the #1 “most attractive” employer for engineering students according to […]

Experts agree that there are a few fundamental characteristics of successful leaders. They notice in the workplace what academic research points out: These qualities are desirable in all employees and others who are in a position to help your business. These key attributes should no longer be reserved to official leaders.   Leaders take a […]

Have you ever seen personal and/or interpersonal mastery contribute to success?   People who advance to the leading edge of performance have personal and interpersonal mastery. They continuously work to expand and leverage their effectiveness when it comes to mind, body, spirit, connections, communication, and collaboration.   PERSONAL MASTERY Mind, Body, Spirit. People who are […]

Our relationship with time is very important. Here lies an opportunity to examine and adjust our effectiveness. Sometimes we procrastinate, which undermines our ability to be effective. At the other extreme, we may almost kill ourselves with To Do lists worthy of a division of specialists. Invariably, we tell ourselves we’ll just have to make […]

View your behaviors and see how they play out. Continuously hold up the mirror to see your reflection. Then, make appropriate adjustments. This leadership rule is your reminder to continuously build your self-awareness. It is also your reminder to monitor your adherence to the other six leadership rules. To practice self-monitoring, pretend you’re holding up […]