2 Roadblocks to Kick Start Change

Over the last few weeks I have run into so many people struggling to either initiate a change or maintain one. People’s struggles with change range from implementing a new system at work to adopting a new regimen of diet and daily exercise in their personal lives. Those responsible for initiating change will see changes fall…

Excellence in Action

*Part Two of a Six Part Series on The Excellent Employee   “Can you hear me when I sing? You’re the reason why I sing … You’re the reason the opera is inside of me!” —Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own, U2 Consider the summer blockbusters at the movie theater or Nike’s latest…

JoePa’s Leadership Faux Pas

***Special Why Lead Now Blog Article As a Central Pennsylvania native, raised among the peaceful valleys that are nestled within the beautiful rolling Appalachian Mountains, there was always the notion of a glorious kingdom that lay just beyond the northern range of the Cumberland Valley. A place where all the boys in my neighborhood recognized…

A Brave New World of Knowledge

O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world! That has such people in it! —Shakespeare‘s The Tempest, Act V, Scene I While driving down a Southern California freeway recently, my son and I observed a billboard promotion of a major league baseball team. After some debate…

The Vicious Cycle of Enabling Fear

There comes a point in a lot of parents’ lives where all reasoning goes out the door when dealing with your children.  It’s called “swim lessons.”  My 5 year-old daughter has been in swim lessons since the spring (now on her 4th round of classes).  While she is learning basic techniques, she still hasn’t figured…

Finding Freedom in Choice

Summertime is finally here That old ballpark, man, is back in gear Out on 49 I can see the lights School’s out and the nights roll in Just like a long lost friend you ain’t seen in a while and can’t help but smile —Kenny Chesney, Summertime July means freedom! Bare feet, cargo shorts, windows…

The Curse of Anonymous Feedback

“Et tu, Brute?” -William Shakespeare Best selling business book author, Ken Blanchard often says that, “Feedback is the breakfast of champions.” It is the fuel that provides us with information that helps redirect our efforts, driving us to become the best we can at a given skill or task. Motivational research clearly shows that constructive…

The Resolve!

Unfortunately, many of us treat resolutions like a penny being tossed into a wishing well, a blind hope that perhaps that some miracle will occur by casting our burdens upon a streak of time in the night sky, as if the new number on the year of our calendars will magically help us achieve our wildest dreams.