Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 5, 2016

I’ve spent a lot of time leading. I’ve also spent a lot of time watching great leaders lead. Through this watching, there’s been a lot of leaders that have burned out and fizzled away. They couldn’t see it coming, and neither could I when it happened to me. Image via Creative Commons. Yet when I look back on my situation, I can see clear signs that burnout was coming. 1.

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Yesterday, we lost an American hero. Astronaut John Glenn passed away on December 8th, 2016. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth and the fifth person in Space. After Scott Carpenter passed away, John Glenn was the last surviving member of the Mercury Seven. Not only did John Glenn go into outer space, he served and retired from the Marine Corps and ran a successful political career winning a seat in the U.S.

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Even as a new leader, you can’t ignore the fact that your position as a leader is temporary. One day you’ll leave. You’ll transition out of your leadership position. And someone will take over for you. Or maybe you’ll be asked to leave. Not given the choice to exit your leadership position gracefully. While we don’t really look forward to either kind of exit, we still know that we will leave one day.

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