"I've got a strange feeling something bad is about to happen." Have you said to this yourself before?

If you've been in leadership for any length of time, you've probably experienced this feeling many times throughout the course of your career.

This feeling is actually something valuable to you in your leadership role. It is a sixth sense of a sort. The ability to discern what will happen before it eventually does.

The challenge is to not become paranoid while still maintaining an acute sense of awareness of anything and everything that could go wrong in the organization you are leading.

Join Michael and Jim as they explore how to balance a high level of leadership awareness without overreacting and causing more harm than good.

In a perfect world, the people we lead would be highly skilled individuals with extraordinary work ethics, and with a strong appreciation for the opportunity they have.

Sometimes, however, those you lead have some of those characteristics, but not all. Some of them are highly skilled, yet don't necessarily hold you with the highest regard.

There can be several reasons for this, some of them beyond your control.

It's a harsh fact when it comes to leading. Not everyone will appreciate you and the effort and quality you put into your work. Still, many times, you still need to keep these people on your team, and as productive and happy as possible.

Join Michael and Jim as they share how to lead those who don't appreciate you.

There are so many different essential traits of a gifted leader. Few are more important than planning.

No one wants to get lost in their business or with their careers. Everyone in the building is going to be judging the leader by the quality of their planning ability.

In most organizations, the difference between a business having to shutter its doors...or being highly profitable is the quality of the leadership's planning.

Join Michael and Jim as they take a deep dive into all aspects of what it takes to be a well-planned leader.