Q: What's the difference between a lone wolf and a leader? A: When a leader turns around, there's a group following them. When a lone wolf turns around, they're alone. If you've ever watched a movie or TV show with a lone wolf personality trying to be a leader, you know how awkward it can be. They may stand up and suggest a seemingly...

In today’s edition, we also cover a new Book of the Month, a special opportunity for those of you with audiences of your own, a new foundational post on coaching, and an important poll to tell us what you think of AI for leaders. Let’s dive in… Table of contents: Food for Thought on a True, Inspirational Classic  Book...

"A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you don't want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be." - Tom Landry, former Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys (1960-1988) and 2X Super Bowl Champion Coaching is one of those ideas that sounds great in principle, but too often managers...

Do you trust your gut? Has it helped you when you need it, or do you feel like it's led you astray? Or maybe it's not even something you have or feel like is part of your process. Regardless of how you feel about your gut, it's an interesting topic, and one we haven't really covered before in this newsletter, nor on the Lighthouse blog. ...

"Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients."  - Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin empire of companies As a manager, this is an important message to remember. How you treat those you work with determines how your team, your department, and your company fare.  ...

Did you see the news this week? No, not that trial, not the bill, not the sportsball draft, not the war...okay, actually there's too much news to follow. I wouldn't blame anyone for tuning it all out. But there was some news that matters to managers; the FTC ended non-competes across the United States. For some of you that's a pretty...