DR.JEFF’S LEADERSHIP MUSINGS READ THE STORY Consistent Consistency Continually Confounds I was feeling a little alliterative as I wrote my subject line this morning. Ok. It wasn’t this morning anymore it was a week ago. Which actually illustrates what I am about to talk about…... READ THE STORY Trusting your gut? Hey all! FYI, this is a longer post and no tl;dr. I’ve been thinking about the phrase ‘Trust Your Gut” lately. You’ve heard “trust your gut,” or that “your first response is usually ... READ THE STORY Toxic Leaders The last post was a short post about imperfect leaders and how it was ok to be imperfect. Near the end, I wrote that imperfect was di... READ THE STORY Imperfect Leaders The Divided States of America celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. day on Monday. My inbox and perhaps yours was filled with tributes to this man and the civil rights movement he both championed and was ... READ THE STORY Leaders as Performers: Positive influence Continuing the series on Leaders as Performers, I’ve stated that performing is real behavior in a manufactured environment (credit to the Ports at Heroic Public Speaking), and that performing is... READ THE STORY Leaders as Performers: Is performing manipulation? In a prior post on Leaders as Performers, I argued that leading, like performing, is real behavior in a manufactured environment. “But wait,” you say, “you’re really talking about manipulating people ... READ THE STORY Isn't performing fake? Leaders as Performers Last time I blogged, I shared a Tedx Cambridge talk by two friends of mine entitled How To Perform In Life’s High Stakes Moments. If you haven’t seen the talk yet, you can find it here. I strong... READ THE STORY Leaders as Performers Hey everyone, I would like to introduce you to two people who have greatly influenced my growth and development as a speaker and coach in the past few years. Michael and Amy Port are dear friends and ... READ THE STORY HellRaiser Leading Man that stings! Somehow, this October became “See a doctor of the week” for me. Well actually, I know exactly how it happened. First, I put it off for months because I was busy. Which is ... READ THE STORY Leading and Pruning In the article on Leading and Weeding, I wrote that leaders need to continually be vigilant about removing the “weeds” in their business or the weeds would take over. This time, I have ano... READ THE STORY Leading and Weeding There is no discernible difference between leading and weeding. Perhaps that is stating it strongly, but if you lead something, you know I am right. This picture was taken moments ago in my back yard.... READ THE STORY Mr. Van Meter! Oh MY! “Mr. Van Meter! Oh my!” Such was the response of my daughter’s friend when she saw my unrestrained celebratory dancing. This was followed by unrestrained loving laughter…. At l...
READ THE STORY Consistent Consistency Continually Confounds I was feeling a little alliterative as I wrote my subject line this morning. Ok. It wasn’t this morning anymore it was a week ago. Which actually illustrates what I am about to talk about…... READ THE STORY Trusting your gut? Hey all! FYI, this is a longer post and no tl;dr. I’ve been thinking about the phrase ‘Trust Your Gut” lately. You’ve heard “trust your gut,” or that “your first response is usually ... READ THE STORY Toxic Leaders The last post was a short post about imperfect leaders and how it was ok to be imperfect. Near the end, I wrote that imperfect was di... READ THE STORY Imperfect Leaders The Divided States of America celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. day on Monday. My inbox and perhaps yours was filled with tributes to this man and the civil rights movement he both championed and was ... READ THE STORY Leaders as Performers: Positive influence Continuing the series on Leaders as Performers, I’ve stated that performing is real behavior in a manufactured environment (credit to the Ports at Heroic Public Speaking), and that performing is... READ THE STORY Leaders as Performers: Is performing manipulation? In a prior post on Leaders as Performers, I argued that leading, like performing, is real behavior in a manufactured environment. “But wait,” you say, “you’re really talking about manipulating people ... READ THE STORY Isn't performing fake? Leaders as Performers Last time I blogged, I shared a Tedx Cambridge talk by two friends of mine entitled How To Perform In Life’s High Stakes Moments. If you haven’t seen the talk yet, you can find it here. I strong... READ THE STORY Leaders as Performers Hey everyone, I would like to introduce you to two people who have greatly influenced my growth and development as a speaker and coach in the past few years. Michael and Amy Port are dear friends and ... READ THE STORY HellRaiser Leading Man that stings! Somehow, this October became “See a doctor of the week” for me. Well actually, I know exactly how it happened. First, I put it off for months because I was busy. Which is ... READ THE STORY Leading and Pruning In the article on Leading and Weeding, I wrote that leaders need to continually be vigilant about removing the “weeds” in their business or the weeds would take over. This time, I have ano... READ THE STORY Leading and Weeding There is no discernible difference between leading and weeding. Perhaps that is stating it strongly, but if you lead something, you know I am right. This picture was taken moments ago in my back yard.... READ THE STORY Mr. Van Meter! Oh MY! “Mr. Van Meter! Oh my!” Such was the response of my daughter’s friend when she saw my unrestrained celebratory dancing. This was followed by unrestrained loving laughter…. At l...