Before You Can Manage Others, You Must Be Able to Manage Yourself
Effective management begins with mastering self-management. Understand why managing yourself is essential before successfully managing others.
Series
On Leadership
Collection of thoughts on often-missed principles of Leadership.
Give More Than You Get
Explore the transformative power of giving more than you receive and how it fosters personal and professional growth through enriched relationships.
Some People Quit the Company, Some People Quit the Boss
Explore why employees leave beyond financial reasons, focusing on managerial relationships, professional growth, work culture, and loyalty.
Principled Principles, Principally
Explore the importance of well-defined, universally applicable principles that guide individuals and organizations in making consistent and ethical decisions.
Keep Your Hands Clean
Navigating conflicts with integrity and restraint preserves your reputation and reveals the character. Learn how to handle disagreements without losing credibility.
Understand RACI
Explore the RACI framework and learn the differences between Responsibility, Accountability, Consulted, and Informed roles in effective project management.
Complete Decision Making
Explore the nuances of sound decision-making processes that ensure clarity, integrity, and respect among teams, leading to well-supported outcomes.
Power Must Be Balanced by Responsibility and Accountability
Explore the crucial balance between power, responsibility, and accountability in governance and business, and why unchecked authority can lead to ethical pitfalls.
Ground-Level Decision Making
Discover how managers can effectively oversee teams by recognizing ground-level realities, promoting autonomy, and ensuring transparency.
Be the Boss You Would Work For
Discover the hidden contributions of leadership and how to become the boss you'd love to work for. Reflect on the true responsibilities and develop skills to provide clarity, support, and respect to your team.
Political Accounting in Teams
Discover how understanding political accounting within teams can enhance leadership effectiveness and foster team cohesion. Learn about the invisible ledger of goodwill.
Soft Strength
Learn the importance of balanced strength in leadership and how quiet confidence fosters respect and authority.
Honesty, Complete
Explore the importance of complete honesty in leadership, its boundaries, and practical guidelines to foster trust and integrity within teams.
Presence, Abundance, and Leadership
Explore how presence and an abundance mindset influence leadership and personal well-being. Learn from real-life examples and discover the significance of emotional engagement and sufficiency.
Balanced Leadership: Majime vs Shokunin
Explore how to balance passionate dedication with steadfast reliability in leadership. Learn to blend the strengths of the Shokunin and Majime to foster mature, effective leadership.
Risk Management in Teams
Explore the critical distinctions between accountability and responsibility in risk management, and how effective strategies can foster a transparent, cooperative team dynamic.
Commitment Integrity: The Essential Element of Trust
Discover the importance of commitment integrity and its role in building trust within relationships and organizations. Learn how to maintain it in your personal and professional life.
Path To Redemption: Promoting Growth Over Punishment
Explore the concept of a Path To Redemption (PTR) as a constructive way to correct behavior and foster growth, focusing on proportional responses and mature leadership.
Damoclean Abundance: Why Risk Management Matters
Explore the concept of Damoclean Abundance, where true prosperity requires balancing resource abundance with security and stability, to prevent anxiety and foster genuine leadership.
Work Assignments as Contracts
Learn how approaching work assignments as contracts can foster clarity, reduce pressure, and ensure accountability. Discover guiding principles for effective leadership through clear, mutual agreements.
Non-Delegable Accountability: A Guide for Managers
Learn the importance of non-delegable accountability for managers, ensuring responsibility for outcomes and creating an efficient, trusting work environment.
Judgment is 99% Listening
Explore the art of effective judgment in leadership, emphasizing listening over speaking. Learn how thoughtful decision-making builds trust and prevents cultural harm.
Disinformation Saturation: Privacy, Taboo, and Truth in Noisy Systems
Explore the challenges of managing information in saturated systems. Learn about the balance between secrecy and transparency in maintaining trust and coherence.
Leading Without a Mask: Turning Insecurity Into Authenticity
Explore the journey of leading without a mask by understanding insecurities, fostering authenticity, and aligning values to reduce performance strain and enhance leadership.