“To be authentic literally means to be your own author.” (Greek root Autos meaning self) “Leaders learn from others, but are not made by others.” Warren Bennis
“I would argue that more leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or… read more
Four years after leaving college I was fortunate to be placed in a sales position that exposed me to both domestic and international sales. My first sales call without my boss was to a Dow Jones 30 company. This company was the largest user of the materials we produced. We were a minor supplier… read more
I'm one of those people who tends not to look back. What's done is done. You can't change it. And if it was something great - like finishing a marathon or acing a plum assignment - it's yours. You own it and no one can ever take it away from you.
So when I'm asked, "What do you know now… read more
When I have got this question from Pepper, I was keeping it in my mind for some days: Now my answer is the following - I would have been learning intensively foreign languages already from my childhood to get a deep and perfect knowledge of at least five. Then the world would be for me even more… read more
Difficult professional and personal situations face each of us. What we take from them is what matters. Why authentic leaders don’t suffer defeat but thrive?
The authentic leader is not a sci-fi novel hero or an extinct species. Authentic leaders are real. You can meet seven of them up… read more
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Aristotle
One of the most common complaints I hear is that someone just doesn’t listen to what others are saying. They have their mind made up and don’t want to be bothered by… read more
“The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.” J.D. Salinger in Catcher in the Rye
Salinger’s eloquent prose captures the daydream of youth being awakened by the… read more
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Cecilia Flatum
I am a great fan of this quote because of its simplicity and power. There is something absolutely transformative about committing to taking that one step, just that one step, outside your comfort zone. It can… read more
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'” Muhammad Ali
This has to be one of my favorite quotes of all time. It’s kind of a variation of the old “Pay me now, or pay me later” quote I remember… read more
“When I haven’t any blue, I use red.” Pablo Picasso
I love this quote because, in such simple language, it addresses two of the most important traits in leadership development: flexibility and resourcefulness. The next time you are faced with a resource limitation, think… read more
