Category: Junius Test

245. What Goldilocks Can Teach You About Successful Leadership Let’s face facts, Goldilocks is a high-maintenance pain in the butt. She’s apparently so hungry, yet still she complains about most of the food in front of her. She’s so tired, yet still she complains about the beds. It makes it all the more surprising that…

244. Robert Frost Was Wrong: How Successful Leaders Make Decisions We like choices. Choices are good. Robert Frost wrote a pretty popular poem about choices. If you’re reading this newsletter you probably like that poem. But here’s the thing… he was wrong. If you’re a leader, an entrepreneur or a human, you need to read…

243. Why My Pet Peeve is Critical To Your Succes We all have a pet peeve or two. One of mine got triggered last week in a big bad way. I started thinking about it. Maybe I thought too much. Sure, maybe I get a bit overly obsessive about some things but don’t try to…

242. A Leader’s Job Is Not To Be Liked You don’t need to like me, that’s ok. Because a good leader doesn’t need to be liked. That’s not what makes them a good leader. Here’s why…​ READ MORE​ You’re on the verge of a major transition You need to make sure you’re successful. But it’s…

241. The Dramatic Discomfort in Facing A Feedback Loop That product you’re creating – it isn’t going to improve itself. It requires you to get feedback, which probably includes feedback that you’re not going to like. That’s kinda the point of the feedback loop – to frustrate you. Great ideas are born out of frustration.…

240. The Dangerous Downside of Storytelling in Leadership You probably have never heard of John Greene Chandler. He doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page, for goodness’ sake. In fact, most of his life can be best described by the word: mediocre. Except for one thing he did. He published a story. Storytelling plays a critical…

239. Your Fault vs Your Responsibility: The Critical Difference In the workplace there is fault and there is responsibility. To be a successful leader and fix problems effectively, it’s critical that you know the difference the two. As a business consultant and executive coach, I speak with many leaders. When things go wrong, they are…

238. How I Create a Culture of Calm in Challenging Times The true test of a company is how unified the employees are when you encounter challenging times. Is there calm or is there chaos? The reality is that chaos often lurks under the surface, waiting to bite with its sharp teeth when times are…

237. The 5 Leadership Lessons from an Ampersand There is a secret story I share with executives about how to dramatically improve their leadership. It’s the secret to growing your career. As it turns out, the secret is in a story about the ampersand. Yes, the ampersand. Your job as a leader is to treat…