Jo McDermott

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  • How Do You Know If You’re a Good Leader?

    How Can You Judge Your Leadership Skills Let’s start with how you know whether someone else is a good leader?  You just know, right? Yes, you know when someone is a good leader for YOU.  Each of us is looking… Continue reading

  • Just a Paycheck

    “Just a Paycheck” If the reason that you’re working at the job that you have is for “just a paycheck,” you’re wasting your time and maybe your life.  I’m not talking about people who are working at a job to… Continue reading

  • What We Can Learn From the Olympics

    People who make it to the Olympics are REALLY good at what they do.  Even people who finish LAST at the Olympics are way better than most of us.  How do they get there?  Well, the easy answer is that… Continue reading

  • What Does It Take To Be An Executive In Your Org?

    What Does It Take To Be An Executive At Your Org? Executives come in all flavors.  Organizations also come in all flavors.  People who want to be Executives come in all flavors.  How do you know what your organization needs… Continue reading

  • My Five Favorite Books on Leadership

    So Hard to Pick Just Five! Boy, this was hard.  I thought about writing several blogs–My First Five Favorite Books on Leadership, My Next Five Favorite Books on Leadership . . .   Then I thought about writing a blog titled… Continue reading

  • Fed Up With Looking For a Job?

    Fed Up With Looking For A Job? Have you been looking for a job for a while?  Have you sent out dozens of resumés and heard NOTHING back?  Have you talked to recruiters who told you that you weren’t qualified… Continue reading

  • Keep Up Or Fall Behind

    If You Want To Stay Employed To stay marketable in today’s workforce, and to be considered for continued promotions, you HAVE to keep up.  Maybe back in the day that wasn’t as necessary–maybe you got to be an expert within… Continue reading

  • Life, Death and Legacies

    Death-Bed Regrets I bet you have all heard the story about the guy on his death-bed who regretted how much he worked and how little time he spent with his family, or doing what he loved, or making a difference… Continue reading

  • Getting Things Done Without The Title

    How Do You Get Things Done When You’re Not the Boss? I deal all the time with people in organizations who are trying to get things done without the direct authority to ‘order’ people to do it.  These are people… Continue reading

  • The Transition From Manager to Leader

    Leaders v. Managers I’m sure you’ve probably heard about the differences between managers and leaders.  Managers do things right and leaders do the right thing–right? I think that this is an interesting discussion, but it isn’t that easy.  Managers do… Continue reading