Jason Cortel 
When you move into a leadership role, you lose your ability to gripe, especially with your direct reports. Instead, you become a representative of the company. You need to enforce the company’s policies and demonstrate the company’s values. You also … Read more
Satisfaction with the status quo or choosing survival over growth won’t help you move toward the future with any success. The best organizations and the best leaders pull the future forward by getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. Our comfort zone … Read more
“I just picked up the ball and carried it through Sir”. I heard these words come out the mouth of a supervisor as he was being drilled about a situation. This is what was offered as an answer to questions on … Read more
Leadership style is the manner and approach used for providing direction, implementing plans and motivating people. There are many styles of leadership but they essentially break down into the following categories: Commanding – Demands immediate compliance Visionary – Moves people towards a … Read more
Some leaders manage by the grapevine thinking that it is gospel. Some leaders ignore the grapevine at all costs thinking that it is some sort of evil forbidden fruit. I think the grapevine falls somewhere in the middle of the … Read more
No one sets out to make a hiring mistake. We are easily enchanted by people who can talk a good game. This is especially true when looking to fill a sales leadership role. After all, salespeople have mastered the art … Read more
The theory of evolution doesn’t apply to culture. The culture of your office has to be designed. Without a well-designed and executed culture, that everyone lives, breaths and holds true, all other talent initiatives will be dysfunctional or lost altogether. … Read more
There is no shortage of traits that can define a leader. The list of weaknesses can be equally as long. Some people would have us believe that empathy, humility, and kindness are on the weakness list. Traditionally, those words do … Read more
A seismic shift happens when someone enters a leadership role. Some are oblivious to it while others instinctively understand what to do when this shift happens. When you take on a leadership role, even when you didn’t ask for it, … Read more
This is the first week of the second half of the year. Like most others in management you are probably approaching your mid-year reviews. I’m sure you are thinking that you just got last year’s annual reviews done. The year … Read more
People are perpetually in search of a leader worth following. The ability to lead effectively is based on a number of key skills. Leadership roles are all around us, not just in a work environment. They can be applied to … Read more
Fairness, favoritism and the removal of guilt. There is a taboo subject floating around the workplace, that of favoritism. I spent a great deal of my career working hard to ensure everyone was, or felt they were, treated the same. … Read more