I recorded this interview with Ryan Pelton back in May and it was published on August 4th. He was a wonderful host and we had a great time discussing toxic leadership and the process of writing The Intrepid Brotherhood. This one is a little over an hour long. I hope...

I’ve often wondered if the antagonist in my book “The Intrepid Brotherhood” was capable of change. I’ve also been asked that question by most of the podcast hosts I have interviewed with. I think it is natural to wonder if toxic leaders are “fixable”. The question I...

Abraham Lincoln referred to our tendency to continually have faith in people that we know are corrupt as “the better angels of our nature”. Most of us want to believe that untruths and deceptions perpetrated by our leaders are anomalies. But, as we have seen in...

I began my book "The Intrepid Brotherhood" with a quote from Peter Zrioka: "Why is it that the monsters among us so easily find willingdisciples? It is because they are not the apparitions we expectthem to be, but rather reflections of ourselves." Social scientists...

Stay Courageous, Gordon

Mary Lou Kayser is the host of the “Play Your Position” podcast. I was very fortunate to be her guest on February 15 of this year. Mary Lou has over 25 years of experience in corporate and entrepreneurial settings. In addition to being a podcast host, she is a coach,...

Chelsea Jay, Career and Leadership Coach, recently conducted a survey on LinkedIn with only one question: “Have you or someone you’ve known ever worked in a toxic environment?” She left it open for a week and then posted the results.  551 people responded with...

I provided the same link three times at the end of my post earlier today. No need to read the same thing three times! No excuse. I obviously did not test all of the links. My apologies.

Last time we talked about how important listening is to inspirational leadership. This time let's consider different aspects of intelligence and its role in achieving leadership maturity. Intelligent Leaders Understand How Much They Don't Know - Highly intelligent...

“I get it. It sucks. Being the first to set aside the argument and attempt to understand someone, to truly listen, is a tough thing to do. It feels like a bitter pill to swallow.  But it’s also the most important. Someone has to take the first step. Someone has to be...