I’m in the change management business. I help leaders create and implement positive changes to improve their financial results. Folks, I must tell you that it’s a big ask because, in general, your team hates change. Who can blame them? If you agree with my definition of happiness, i.e., “feeling good now and optimistic that you’ll feel good in the future,” then you can also see how people like predictability in their lives. Usually, they have a life plan that’s working pret

I know a lot of smart people. Heck, I think it’s fair to say that I’m a pretty smart guy myself. I went to graduate school with some of the smartest people in the country, and I know a lot of really smart leaders. And yet being smart and having a head full of information isn’t a good predictor of leadership success by itself. Sure, it’s a hygiene factor in that it’s a necessary ingredient for success, but where the rubber meets the road is getting people to change their be

Growing up I was taught that feelings are weakness, especially in men. I’ve heard male leaders say that women aren’t good leaders because “they’re too emotional” as if having emotions is some kind of liability instead of an advantage. As with most things, it’s about balance. Let’s use my Principle of Balance & Justification SM (PB&J). The single best predictor of leadership success is the ability to care about your followers so that they will care about you in return. That

The Beatles are the best-selling popular music band of all time. They must have done a lot of things right. What? They started as a homespun “skiffle” group called The Quarrymen in a roots style of music that was popular at the time. John Lennon was the leader and driving force behind the band. John and other musicians of his generation soon became enamored with American blues and rock and roll, and they began to mimic their musical heroes. John was soon introduced to Pau