Author Archives: Paul

Every day, leaders face situations that demand a response: a difficult conversation, a delayed decision, a shifting priority, or a problem that appears outside their control. The Circle of Influence / Circle of Concern concept helps us pause before reacting and ask a more useful question: “Where can I make a meaningful difference right now?” That shift moves us away from frustration and toward purposeful action.

Unpreparedness for the challenge of leadership is one of the biggest adversities is in today’s business world. It increasingly and negatively affects companies every single day – and what might surprise you is that it is just not endemic within executive and senior director circles, but detectable at all levels of the organization. Our lackContinue reading “Leaders, you just can’t hire them”