Articles for category: Leadership

March 11, 2023

Greg Thomas

It All Comes Down to This

Except it doesn’t. Yes, you have worked so hard to get to where you are and what you are doing. Yes, you have put in all the extra effort, even that which wasn’t required of you. Yes, you have never given up in the face of adversity. And yes, you did it all because it all comes down to this moment. Except this moment didn’t go as planned, it didn’t work out the way you hoped and now, here you are, wondering what it was all for. In short, this wasn’t your moment, your moment hasn’t arrived yet, and if

The Actions You Lead With

You can say all the words you want. Send all the emails. Attend all the meetings. But what matters when all of that is said and done, is what actions you take. It’s the actions that people will always remember you for.

Things Will Go Wrong

Your new project, your latest endeavor, the next idea you have. Something will break. Something will not work. Something will blow up in your face (maybe on an important Zoom call). Something will go wrong. It’s life, don’t harp on it if it happens to someone else, don’t let it get you down if it happens to you. Something always goes wrong, move on from it.

February 16, 2023

Greg Thomas

The Distractions to Team Growth

Pointing out what others are doing wrong. Putting energy into what is preventing you from achieving your goals. Lamenting what has happened. Focusing on the negativity. Not putting energy into the development to grow. Not mistakes, not failures, not attempts – but everything above – those are distractions that hurt a team and turn it from something potentially incredible to something that will never reach its full potential. Discard the distractions, because they are just that.