by Joseph Lalonde
I saw a cute meme recently. The headline of the meme was: This is why dogs are happier The photo showed a man and his dog sitting next to each other. The man had multiple thought bubbles. There were thoughts of A car A plane A house Money Then there was the dog. The...
by Joseph Lalonde
There are days when I battle extreme bouts of self-doubt. I believe my writing isn’t up to par or that I am a failure as a husband or that I couldn’t lead someone if my life depended upon it. These days are hard. We all have these days where we fail to...
by Joseph Lalonde
It’s been ingrained in us from an earlier age that failure is bad. You shouldn’t aim to fail. If you do, you’re a failure. I love what Zig Ziglar said about failure. Zig was famous for saying: Remember that failure is an event, not a person....
by Joseph Lalonde
We’ve all seen it. There’s that one person on our team who has to die on every hill placed before them. The hill to die on may be: A political statement on Facebook Drinking alcohol The type of worship a church has Vacation policies in the workplace Who...
by Joseph Lalonde
The more I talk to leaders from around the world, the more I discover there’s one two-letter word that leaders want to learn how to use more. These leaders say they want to learn how to say NO better. No is a powerful word. Despite its smallness, the word no...
by Joseph Lalonde
Leaders are readers… Or learners. They look for ways to learn new leadership techniques, improve upon tried and true methods, and continue to move forward. We’re bombarded with new leadership content. From new blog posts (sorry guys!) to new movies to new...
