All leadership begins with “self-leadership.”  Before any leader can aspire to lead a thriving enterprise they must first master leading an organization of one.

Tom and Susan are partners in the same firm and produce at a very high level.   Over the past five years Susan has not only outpaced Tom, but many of her senior partners as well.  What is most surprising about Susan’s performance is that her ascent to excellence was slow in coming, and Tom was very reluctant to open the doors of partnership to Susan after her lackluster performance during her initial years in the firm.… Read the rest