Category: Leadership
Weaponized “Journalism” Against Senior Living
Writers claim they’re committed to righting wrongs, exposing injustices, and making the world a better place. This is almost never true.
Read MoreAs Brookdale Goes, So Goes the Industry?
Brookdale’s residents, employees, and shareholders deserve better than what they’re being given. Where are the grown-ups to put mission and customers first?
Read MoreI’ve Never Apologized for Anything — And That’s the Problem
There’s a belief among some that apologizing makes you weak. That it diminishes authority. But the research tells a different story.
Read MoreLeaving Senior Living – Wrong Priorities
The future of senior living depends on our ability to remember why we’re here in the first place: to serve our elders with compassion and excellence.
Read MoreBreaking the Chrysalis
Transformation takes courage: Let go of something — ego, certainty, control — in order to step into something better.
Read MoreDo You Have a River of Thinking Problem?
Your rivers of thinking either carry you toward your goals or away from them. The question is: Are you steering the boat, or just floating downstream?
Read MoreExpensive Paper from Brookdale
America needs a respectable Brookdale, not just a money machine to enrich those who value money before people.
Read MoreDo You Know You Are Changing The World?
The magic isn’t just in doing this once — it’s in making “impact awareness” a regular part of how you lead.
Read MoreFEARLESS Fluid Leadership: Rise, Fall Back, Dominate 🔥
It is the natural tendency of leaders to cling to power. But what if being a great leader meant letting go of power?
Read MoreRichard Branson’s One-Sentence Business Revolution
In Branson’s world this means leaders need to genuinely care about people and they need to hire people who genuinely care about people.
Read MoreThe Exhilaration of High-Talent Collaboration
Do you have the ambition, energy, determination, and derring-do to lead change? Change will take capital, determination, resilience, and talent.
Read MoreEssential Job of Leadership
That’s the true measure of leadership success — not what you do, but who you develop. It’s the ripple effect you create through others.
Read MoreBrookdale and Beyond: Misguided Activism
Activist investors target senior living — are profits being prioritized over people at Brookdale and beyond?
Read MoreBrookdale: Money Before People
Brookdale is in the people business, but they seem to think that all they need to know is how to make money. That’s vapid.
Read MoreA Crazy Simple Way to Create Lasting Change in Your Teams
Have you ever come up with a great idea that you want, and need, your team to implement, and they all seem on board, but it goes nowhere?
Read MoreMy Letter to Brookdale – Ignored …
It may be that I am not the right person to fix Brookdale, but the one tune that keeps running through my head is this …
Read MoreWho Should Be Innovating In Your Organization?
The most successful innovation leaders don’t say “follow me” — they say “I believe in your vision. How can I help make it happen?”
Read MoreBrookdale: Changing the Future
Brookdale’s future will be determined by how effectively the board supports change and how effectively the new leadership realizes the opportunity.
Read MoreThis Tried & True Leadership Wisdom is Completely Wrong
Imagine instead your team members, even those on the front line, being part of the goal-setting process
Read MoreToxic Fear In The Workplace …
Team members will never tell you that fear is a problem. It is worthwhile to be honest with yourself about this.
Read MoreIf You Dread Your One-On-Ones Do This
Think about how many times you have felt joy when one of these meetings was canceled or postponed.
Read MoreBrookdale: A Faltering Enterprise With Promise
If Brookdale can outgrow its lethargy, it has the potential to become a great American company.
Read MoreI Am Ready To Move to Brentwood, TN …
For all my criticism, I have always believed, and I continue to believe, that Brookdale could be the industry leader in everything.
Read MoreThe Hurt of Injustice
Have the scales of justice tipped too far? Can they be righted? Or does the game go to the strong, and the unwitting are victims of their own gullibility?
Read MoreWhen Nice Is Not Nice at All
If we are truly interested in being better humans, better at our jobs, we need people who are willing to be our truth tellers.
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