Month: January 2025

Rising Above Disappointments

We all deal with little victories and disappointments on a regular basis, but every once and a while a biggie happens. It’s easy to celebrate the big victories, but it’s much more challenging to manage big disappointments.

This could be the expectation of receiving an important promotion, a new and better job, or an opportunity to break into a new client relationship. It doesn’t matter what “it” is; if you had your heart set on it and it doesn’t happen, it can feel like a setback.

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Consensus vs. WIIFM

Many leaders enjoy practicing leadership by achieving consensus. They are challenged by the actual process of achieving consensus and feel satisfied when the various parties come to agreement.

Consensus is a worthy approach in many situations. The process breaks down when the various stakeholders begin to venture down that well-travelled road, WIIFM, or what’s in it for me.

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Do You Need to Unstick?

As much as a new year can inspire a fresh start, sometimes it has the opposite effect. For example, if you took it easy during the holidays and haven’t yet gotten up to speed, even consistent high performers can get complacent.

It’s worth seeing whether such a malaise is affecting any of your people (or you, for that matter), and if it is, you need to help them snap out of it immediately. The longer it drags on, the longer it will take to reverse course.

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Reflections on Legacy

Today was the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter. During the last couple of weeks there have been numerous reflections on his legacy, and many of which were recapped today in the eulogies.

President Carter’s legacy as president differs from the one he accrued in the decades that followed. One thing that is consistent, though, is that he was true to his values throughout his life: decency, peace and compassion topping the list.

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