What is wrong with taking advantage of someone else’s misfortune? My answer comes in the form of a true story about an ordinary football coach from...

A Simple Leadership Truth If you want people to give great performance and if you want people to push themselves, then do...

Leaders of large organizations are frequently inundated with data. However, the best leaders keep it simple...

Does anyone other than me hate the idea of free-riding (getting equal credit for doing no work)? It seems to...

In my new book on strategy I discuss the problems with brainstorming. But, if done right, working as a...

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Keys to Frugal Innovation Leaders interested in innovation, creativity, and establishing a culture that can...

Brainstorming Does Not Work! Pulling people together to brainstorm cold is not effective. If you are...

Strategy and the Tricky Nature of Iteration A classic example of a strategy is the United States Pacific...

The Importance of Strategy What is Strategy? Strategy is from the Greek stratēgia, which has to do with the...

Leaders 24x7 Promo from gordon on Vimeo. We are almost ready to launch our first courses. We plan on hosting...

Everyone Makes Mistakes It is important to recognize everyone makes mistakes. If you try to make your leadership experience one that is “perfect”...

4 Simple Ways to Assess Your Leadership Impact The good news is you don’t have to buy a tool, develop a survey, or hire a consultant. If a leader is...

Working with what you have Leadership is the art of executing goals and objectives through the efforts of others. However, we don’t often get the...

A Lesson from the Life of John Wooden Many years ago I read a book written by Andrew Hill and John Wooden entitled Be Quick But Don’t Hurry. Coach...