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August 2012

August 21, 2012

How to Know When You’ve Finally Arrived

Here is an excerpt teaser from my e-book, At Work as it is in Heaven....

May 2012

May 25, 2012

Don’t Let These Three Fears Drive Your Decisions

Remember the last time your response to a situation was based entirely on a spiritually grounded, selfless frame...

February 2012

February 14, 2012

Does the L-Word Belong in Business?

So I was standing in line at Starbucks, doing my usual coffee routine, and I...

December 2011

December 19, 2011

Leaders: Time to Affirm Work Well Done

Last week I attended an end-of-year corporate Holiday dinner with the management team of a smallish...

November 2011

November 01, 2011

The Most Powerful Management Trick

I was hunkered down the other day in a windowless conference room with three colleagues,...

October 2011

October 12, 2011

Good Leader/Bad Leader

In April 2011, an oil explosion on a BP oil platform in the Gulf of...

October 06, 2011

Permission to Wake Up Your Soul

I spent several days last week completely surrounded by writers, artists, musicians and poets. It was the...

September 2011

September 09, 2011

Don’t Panic – You’re Not Supposed to Have All the Answers

I was talking to a friend recently who is second in command at a publicly...

August 2011

August 05, 2011

You Must Inspire Yourself Before You Can Inspire Others

What inspires you? You know what I'm talking about: every now and then something snaps...

June 2011

June 17, 2011

Stop Trying To Impress Everyone, And Just Be Yourself

A few weeks ago a fellow executive and I were discussing a recently promoted manager’s...

June 06, 2011

Really, Is It Possible to Find Both Purpose and Joy In Your Job?

Everyone knows I love a good matrix. As a former/recovering consultant, I am convinced that...

April 2011

April 26, 2011

Becoming a Spiritually Intentional Leader

As spiritual beings, we are each on a quest to find a greater purpose and meaning...

February 2011

February 16, 2011

How Mindfulness Can Help You Be a Better Leader

A couple of years ago, I began making some lame attempts at meditation, mostly in...

February 08, 2011

The Harsh Reality of Being a Christian Business Leader

I usually don’t pay much attention to those dime-a-dozen reality shows sweeping the prime time...

January 2011

January 28, 2011

How to Know If You Are Doing A Good Job

Last Friday I spent a couple of hours thinking about my job instead of actually...

January 19, 2011

How To Generate Productive Conflict at Work

My colleagues and I are trying to generate more conflict in our meetings at work....

December 2010

December 19, 2010

What’s the Difference Between Ethics and Integrity?

Every few months I am asked to address the High Potential Leaders’ group in our...

December 07, 2010

How to Say ‘Good Job!’ in Plain English

There are many things to admire about the British, the most obvious being their attractive...

November 2010

November 19, 2010

Are You Faking Your Own Leadership?

Last week while I was in San Diego, I met up with my blogging friend Matthew...

November 09, 2010

The Four Stages of a Leader’s Spiritual Growth

I know a gentleman who runs a major division of a global firm. He is...

November 02, 2010

A Leader’s First Lesson In Self-Awareness: Shut Up and Listen

There was an article in last Sunday’s New York Times business section about Evan Williams,...

October 2010

October 26, 2010

Leadership In the Mines

I once had a boss who told me that our company’s leadership philosophy was called...

October 11, 2010

Nosebleed Alert! Famous Harvard Business Professor Links Up To My Post

Finally, my blogging career can rest in peace, knowing it has achieved the pinnacle of...

September 2010

September 07, 2010

Why Being Vulnerable is Good For Business

Last week I stood up in front of 50 business leaders and spoke, in excruciating detail,...

August 2010

August 31, 2010

Four Ways That Your Spiritual Life Can Affect Your Business Decisions

When I hear the term "Faith in the Workplace," I sometimes cringe a little bit....

August 10, 2010

Is it Taboo To Talk About Your Beliefs at Work?

Last week I heard a story on NPR about academic scientists who felt they had to hide...

August 05, 2010

How Do the Best Leaders Respond to Negative Events?

How many times has this happened to you? You get the call saying you lost...

July 2010

July 19, 2010

Management By Calm

Guest post by Dr. Stephen Payne. We all know that we work far better when...

July 15, 2010

The Book I’m Not Writing

Like every other Blogger within spitting distance, I have thought about writing a book. I...

July 06, 2010

Bossing Around

Bosses are getting a bad rap these days. Despite the mammoth industry of motivational leadership...