by dustin | Jan 2, 2018 | leadership
Unless it goes forward, an airplane will never go up in the air. Flight requires thrust. Without wings, the airplane will still be on the ground. Flight requires lift. Growth is similar to flight. Here are the two requirements to grow and fly toward success. Growth...
by dustin | Jan 1, 2018 | leadership
Gallup’s recent State of the American Workplace Report shows concerning statistics for leaders. 22% of employees strongly agree that the leadership of their organization has a clear direction for the organization 15% of employees strongly agree that the...
by dustin | Dec 29, 2017 | leadership
Fairy tale endings are just that. Myths. Endings are hard and messy. It doesn’t feel like “happily ever after” as the book closes. There are loose ends that leave the story unresolved. We can’t see past the ending, and this uncertainty can be...
by dustin | Dec 28, 2017 | leadership
LinkedIn is asking what topics, ideas and conversations people think will define 2018, and they’re gathering them into a collection called #BigIdeas2018. The list of topics will undoubtedly include things like artificial intelligence (AI), automation,...
by dustin | Dec 27, 2017 | leadership
A leader who is preoccupied with his own survival isn’t willing to stick his neck out. She doesn’t risk casting a compelling vision of where the company is headed, because she’ll be held accountable if the company doesn’t achieve that vision....
by dustin | Dec 26, 2017 | leadership
We spend a lot of time and mental energy on major decisions. Which university to attend? What career to pursue? Who to marry? Which house to buy? These macro decisions are important, but they are rare. Just as important are the micro decisions we make along the way....
