Vengeance Is My Name

Grace
...an act of kindness or courtesy...

Betrayal
The jokes and cliches about corporate life being rife with betrayal are common for a reason. It's true. For those of us that have accepted the burden of leadership...in my case quite passionately...we often end up on the receiving end of a colleague's betrayal.

Am I being overly dramatic? Hell no.

I have personally experienced over and over again the impact of leaders feeling threatened by the real leaders who make bold decisions...lead courageously...and accept risk as part of leading at a world-class level.

For those cowards that only dream of leading on a grand scale, their preferred recourse seems to be attack...spread rumors...and attempt to discredit.

Always in secret...behind the scenes...because that is how corporate cowards behave.

Vengeance
For as long as I can remember I've pushed hard to get ahead. I've taken risk after risk, often bringing much attention (mostly positive) to the leader brand I was building. 

However, a piece of advice I received from a healthcare executive early on has stuck with me:

"No one is going to be excited as you about your rapid success. You are moving quickly...remember that others will feel threatened by your style."

His wise words have helped me up to the present time. When I see leaders taking action on a grand scale the result is often just as he predicted. 

The other leaders on the team who live in a world of CYA and WIIFM can not accept that someone else actually leads effectively. 

When their shameful and unethical attacks begin I have always wanted one thing.

Vengeance. 

How About You
What I learned however, was that the sweetest revenge boils down to one thing:

Success.

I decided I was going to ignore the noise, push myself to keep trying new strategies and tools, and execute far better than those corporate cowards could ever dream of doing.

Grace wins.

Don't fall into the trap of joining the corporate cowards club. Decide instead to lead alone because it is a far more noble path. In fact...it's the only real path for us.

I'd love to hear from you.

No Excuses.

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Born to Serve

"Despite everything you think you know,
You're ruled by a ruinous pack of lies.
You mean nothing in the grand scheme of things,
You're nothing in this vacuum hole of time."

Wait, what?

Who Are You Listening To?
There are lots (and I mean lots) of voices in our heads every day. Our colleagues, employees, peers, leaders, and perhaps the most challenging of them all...

...ourselves.

Often the political pressure of corporate life creates an alternative reality that when uncovered, seems to fall apart just as quickly as it whipped itself into a frenzy. But those voices...and their ability to impact our lives...are still powerful.

Our job is to not only manage those voices...but quite honestly to drown them out and lead the way!

One Voice Wins
Where does one start when the world seems to be pushing in from all sides? 

For me, it's about sorting through the noise...the self-serving agendas...and the power plays that seem to drive so much of leader...er, human...behavior. 

Once all of the variables are clear, the path we must take becomes clear. Your path...the one your honest, sincere voice has been telling you about is the one to choose. 

Stop listening to the critics.
Stop listening to the power-hungry phonies.
Stop listening to the leaders caught up in the fake world of corporate "fit" and "opinions."

...and stop listening to that inner self-doubt voice. It's wrong.

How About You
Whose voices are in your head? Are they distracting you...confusing you...trapping you in a downward spiral that serves others and not yourself?

It's time to go for it...for yourself...and make a real difference!

I'd love to hear from you.

No Excuses.



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