Credibility and trust are the most important aspects of your leadership. Most people would agree with that. The bigger question is: Is trust earned or given? Let me tell you a story. I have a friend who met this dog at an animal shelter. The dog was extremely afraid of any human contact and cowered […]

Calvin and Hobbes were speaking more truth than they realized.  Research has shown that many leaders arrive at their positions as a result of organizational need, rather than a planned, career trajectory.

The greatest danger of the plateau is that it simply feels so comfortable.   In fact, it feels so comfortable you may not even realize you have plateaued.