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The Shocking Truth About Leadership Success

by Mike Lejeune | Sep 19, 2014 | Blog, Business, Future Trends

At a time where companies are searching for leadership styles and processes to gain maximum performance, Shelly White serves as a new breed of leader. She is a stout example of the shift from the “my way or the highway" mentality to “empowerment and engagement”...

Warning: We Need Fewer Managers

by Mike Lejeune | Mar 5, 2014 | Blog, Business, Future Trends, Motivation

Yes, while conducting research on the subject of leadership I’ve come to the conclusion we need fewer managers. Distinctions have been written about leadership and management. Management being more of an administrative approach while leadership is more...

Can We Trust The Leaders Around Us?

by Mike Lejeune | Feb 26, 2014 | Blog, Business, Sport

I’ve often wondered what it would be like to coach professional athletes. Can you imagine looking around a room filled with people who are world class in their talents and capabilities? How would you ever get them to listen to you or follow your guidance?...

New Year’s Resolution: Find My Freak Out Zone

by Mike Lejeune | Jan 10, 2014 | Blog, Motivation

One of my favorite things about New Year's rituals is not the countdown, the ball dropping at Times Square or the midnight smooch. No my favorite is going through files from the past with a goal of cleaning out clutter in order to create a fresh start. I...

How Sound Are Your Decision Making Skills?

by Mike Lejeune | Oct 22, 2011 | Blog, Business

The inability to make a decision can be a decision in itself. CBS will broadcast Steve Jobs interviewer, Walter Isaacson this Sunday evening. Jobs who died recently of pancreatic cancer postponed making the decision for surgery against the advice of his...

4 Dynamic Questions Every Professional Should Ask Themselves

by Mike Lejeune | Oct 15, 2011 | Blog, Business, Motivation

This morning’s news brief on msn.com included the following snippet: Our income has fallen since the new millennium began and it isn't expected to catch up until 2021, according to a Wall Street Journal survey of economists' forecasts. And in bad news...

How To Master Practicing Patience

by Mike Lejeune | Oct 11, 2011 | Blog, Motivation

Benjamin Zander wrote of an experience with his music instructor in The Art of Possibility. As the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic, Benjamin’s gift for music shaped the musical careers of highly talented and gifted musicians. As an 11 year old, Ben...

What Steve Jobs Can Teach Us About Passion & Purpose

by Mike Lejeune | Oct 8, 2011 | Blog, Motivation

It’s not often that the death of someone touches as many lives as Steve Jobs. Reading comments on the Internet verify how countless people felt some type of connection to this technology wunderkind. The emphasis in commentary on the life-changing technical...

How To Get Back In The Saddle (of Life)

by Mike Lejeune | Oct 4, 2011 | Blog, Motivation

I love heroes on horseback. D'Artagnan, the swash-buckling musketeer, valiantly attempted to come to the request of the damsel in distress. Saturday movies of the old west featured the white hats chasing the bad guys through gulches, canyons and forests....

10 Blogging Hacks: A Cheat Sheet for Posting 30 Consecutive Days

by Mike Lejeune | Aug 30, 2011 | Blog, Business

When Jim, Curt and I started the 30-day challenge to see if we could find enough to say each day for an entire month without fail, I have to admit there was a little skepticism on my part. Not that they couldn’t come up with material daily. Given both are two...