Todd Weber

Be a Leader Worth Following

“Focus on getting better, before getting bigger.” – S.Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A restaurants. “If I stop learning, I stop leading.” – Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller in Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life Leadership titles don’t mean very much if the leader isn’t worth following. As leaders, we have a bias towardContinue reading “Be a Leader Worth Following”

The Positive Power of Praising People

This week I watched Rita Pierson’s powerful TED Talk about her life as an educator. Have you seen it? It’s got more than 1.5 million views. You can see it here: http://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion.html. She talks about how we all need encouragers and people who bring out the best in us. In a follow-up interview on theContinue reading “The Positive Power of Praising People”

Taking One for the Team

The sun beat down on us as we sat in Shamu Stadium waiting for the Believe show to start at Sea World San Diego. With a few minutes to kill before show time, I watched the vendors hawking toys, over-sized Sea World novelty cups, ice cream and assorted foods. Suddenly behind me over my leftContinue reading “Taking One for the Team”

Book It!

“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” ― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” ― Ernest Hemingway We’ve heard it said too many times to count that “leaders are readers.” It’s oneContinue reading “Book It!”

The Colors of Leadership

Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net What’s your favorite color? One of the blessings of being human is the ability (unless you are color blind) to see things in color rather than in shades of gray. Our leadership styles display a kind of color to those we lead. Our leadership often has the characteristics of certain colorsContinue reading “The Colors of Leadership”

Little Things Make a Big Difference

Over a decade ago, Malcolm Gladwell in his fantastic book, The Tipping Point, reminded us of this basic life truth. In almost every area of life, little things do make a big difference. We are fortunate to have people in our life who tell us, “I’m easy to please.” Blessed is the person who hasContinue reading “Little Things Make a Big Difference”

A Tale of Two Bosses

A couple summers ago, the movie Horrible Bosses was a financial and critical success at the box office. It was a dark comedy that portrayed three bosses who took their “boss-ness” to the extreme. It exceeded financial expectations in part because so many people could relate to it. Most of us have had a bossContinue reading “A Tale of Two Bosses”