Today’s guest post comes from Denny Coates, Ph.D., CEO of Performance Support Systems and creator of 20/20 Insight and ProStar Coach. Having represented PSS for more than ten years now, I’ve quoted Denny many times over the years on this
McKinsey: Why Leadership Development Programs Fail
McKinsey: Why Leadership Development Programs Fail My colleagues and I have long called it “the dirty little secret of employee development”. According to the American Society for training and Development (ASTD), 80% of the money spent in employee development (of
Lessons from Diana Nyad
Her story is compelling from any perspective. Last week she completed the perilous 10 mile swim from Cuba to Florida, the first person ever to do so. It was her fifth attempt. Her first was when she was in her
Antoinette Tuff Teaches Us About Courage
My friends Merom and Louise Klein have for 30 years run Courage Advisors, a consulting company focused on courage in leadership. I’m sure they appreciated, as I did, the comments made by Antoinette Tuff on CNN tonight about her act
The Importance of Scheduling Nothing
The Importance of Scheduling Nothing I love this LinkedIn article by Jeff Weiner that is sub-titled, “This space left intentionally blank”. Funny how we leaders sometimes forget a vital ingredient to being (and staying) effective leaders.
A Leadership Lesson From My Bathroom Sink
By Larry Brower, Saratoga Resource Group LLC Leadership lessons are abundant; they’re everywhere. My latest one came from my bathroom sink. It started innocently enough. The chrome p-trap (the curvy part under the sink) had developed a leak created by
There is No Superman
By Larry Brower, Saratoga Resource Group LLC There was an interesting exchange Sunday (01-13-13) between the announcers in the Seattle Seahawks – Atlanta Falcons playoff game, played in Atlanta. One of the announcers quoted Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, who
“The Emperor Has No Clothes!” – “Who Said That?!”
by Larry Brower, Saratoga Resource Group LLC I call it the “Executive Paradox”, a phrase I think I coined (I’m not sure). The Executive Paradox says simply that, paradoxically, the higher you go up in your company the less truly
About This Blog
by Larry Brower, President, Saratoga Resource Group LLC Welcome to the Leadership Matters blog! This is my first post, so I thought I’d talk about what I hope to accomplish here with you. Simply put, I hope to have a
Answering the Call
Many came voluntarily, others not. They came from all over our country. They were of all colors and both genders. They were sent to places like North Africa, Italy, France, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. They carried out their missions