Leadership Lessons

Writing the Right Code

Team Building, Valuing Others, Inspiring Commitment, Decision Making, Personal Integrity

When you demonstrate your commitment to your team, they reward you with increased effort, trust, and support. We tend to think of the challenges of managing a virtual or nontraditional work team as a rather recent phenomenon made possible by...

The Decision that Changed the World

Innovation, Delegating, Strategic Thinking, Customer Focus, Presentation Skills, Decision Making

Leadership is often distilled to prioritizing - deciding what to stop doing to focus on what you need to do. It was January 9, 2007, and Steve Jobs gave one of the most incredible presentations of both his life and in the history of consumer...

Trees that are Hollow

Personal Development, Dependability, Inspiring Commitment, Decision Making, Personal Integrity

Look inside. What do you find there? Emptiness and waste? Or strength of character, integrity, and honesty? There is nothing more picturesque than a tree-lined street. We love trees for their beauty and for what they provide—be it beauty, shade,...

The Power of Yes

Valuing Others, Time Management, Decision Making, Personal Integrity

When facing a life balance challenge, or even a crisis, try something new. The entertainment industry is a demanding, fickle, and high-risk environment. Founded on intense creativity and marketing, it can be one of the most unlikely environments...

The Right Job Done Right

Focusing on Results, Strategic Thinking, Time Management, Decision Making, Personal Integrity

Make sure you are doing the right job, and then do it right. Does your neighborhood have a friendly old man who is grandpa to all the kids on the street? When I was young, I had such a neighbor.