Rising Above: Climbing Higher

Fear Creates Compliance. Great Leadership Earns Commitment.

Derron's Take: Fear might get short-term compliance. Long term, it produces people who do the bare minimum to stay out of trouble.

Try this today: Ask your team what makes their job harder than it should be. Then just listen.

Overcoached and Understood: Lessons from the Lake

The Secret to Standing Out: Find Your Christmas Card in July

Derron's Take: Everybody sends the card in December. The one people remember shows up when nobody else is thinking about them.

Try this today: Send one unexpected thank-you to a client this week, no ask attached.