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What Questions Help Leaders Make Better Decisions? Download APTA Leadership Presentation

I presented my transit leadership research to 100 CEOs in New Orleans last week (at the American Public Transit Association’s Annual CEO Seminar). Although this was a meeting of transportation executives, most of the ideas discussed apply to leaders at most levels of the organization. How would you like to learn…

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Kill the Hero - Be A Leader!

What traits come to mind when you think of superheroes? (strong, selfless, honest, caring, moral…?) What do superheroes actually do with these traits? What’s their purpose?

Don’t be a hero. Be a leader!

Of course, heroes save the day. They ride into town (wearing a white hat), shoot the bad . . . → Read More: Kill the Hero. Be A Leader.

Why Leaders Need a Filter Change

Our Attention+Beliefs=Filters

My friend Mike and I were biking along a river trail last month when construction forced us to detour onto the main streets. As we began the detour, a powerful aroma of cinnamon sticky buns almost blew me off my bike.

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How Leaders Can Stretch Like America’s Founding Fathers

The father of America – George Washington

After teaching leadership in Washington, DC and observing how far today’s politicians have fallen from America’s founding leaders, I’d like to share four leadership “thinking lessons.” My goal is to bring these revolutionary leaders off their pedestals, so that we might have a closer look . . . → Read More: How Leaders Can Stretch Like America’s Founding Fathers

Great Leaders Ask 2 Great Questions: Do You?

There are in fact two things, science and opinion;

the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.

Hippocrates 

 

The leader had just asked me how I could improve teamwork at her upcoming meeting. After discussing a few ideas, she informed me of her plan to invite . . . → Read More: Great Leaders Ask 2 Great Questions: Do You?