- Eric Geiger
Robert Greenleaf, former director of management research at AT&T, is credited with coining the term “servant leader.” He published an essay in 1970 with the title “The Servant as a...
- Eric Geiger
Every leader wants conviction, the kind of conviction that moves a room and settles a decision. But conviction often gets confused with confidence (as if the only thing standing between...
- Eric Geiger
Vision is deeply connected to leadership. In fact, many have hinted that you can’t be a leader without vision. But the word “vision” overwhelms many as it can sound intimidating,...
- Eric Geiger
Marketplace leaders sometimes use the term “unfair advantage” to acknowledge a skill, attribute, or discipline a company has that others do not. For example, entrepreneur Jason Cohen defined an unfair...
- Eric Geiger
Conviction is the combination of clarity and courage. But what happens if you lack one of those? Here is a framework I have used with my team. Clarity without courage...
- Eric Geiger
Lead your boss? John Kotter, consultant and professor, has said that your effectiveness as a leader is connected to your ability to influence your leader. In the famous biblical account...
- Eric Geiger
There are two ways to take a building down. You can attack the building from the outside with a big crane and wrecking ball. Or you can set explosive devices...
- Eric Geiger
There is a difference between leading from convenience and leading from conviction. Convenient leadership is going through the motions in our roles. Conviction is leading from a set of beliefs...
- Eric Geiger
There is a difference between a decision being painful and a decision being difficult. Leaders sometimes equate painful with difficult, but there is a difference. There are some leadership decisions...
- Eric Geiger
There's a cliché you've heard about criticism that is simply untrue. You've probably heard: “There's a kernel of truth in all criticism.” Not necessarily. When Nehemiah was leading God’s people...