In the area of leadership, the landscape has transformed significantly, reflecting major shifts in philosophy since the 1980s and 1990s.
Read MoreHave you just been promoted into a leadership position and don’t know where to start? Or perhaps you’ve been at it awhile, but want to improve your skills. There are many things effective leaders have adopted as part of their practice:
Read MoreI don’t have enough time to do everything?
How many times have you uttered these words? What about:
I feel overwhelmed?
Read MoreI have spent years working on and with volunteer boards which are the epitome of a high-turnover team. Faced with annual elections which result in new directors, boards face a unique challenge of creating a cohesive team quickly, knowing they face a yearly cycle of change.
Read MorePatrick Lenioni’s flagship book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, should be required reading for every leader and team member.
Read MoreWe are in a leadership crisis.
I say this often (and I truly believe it). But why? How did we get here?
Read MoreHave you ever been on a great team? One where you had each others’ backs and you got each other. You may have rocked a project and probably had a great time doing it?
Read MoreDo you remember a time when you smiled at someone, and they smiled back? When someone gave you a compliment? When someone paid for your coffee in a drive through lane?
Read MoreAre you someone who completes your work early and doesn’t stress about quickly approaching deadlines? Or do you find yourself sliding into home as the catcher swings his glove above you and just get it done in the nick of time?
Read MoreGo Hard or Go Home!
It’s All or Nothing!
No Pain, No Gain!
I’m not sure when I first heard these phrases, but I somehow never thought to question them.
Read MoreAre you a rockstar or a super star? Or do you know? What about for those on your team?
Read MoreThe other day, as I was walking, I was lamenting to myself that the FFTs never seem to end. Certainly the pandemic, which is still sticking around, has forced us into a plethora of first times, but I dug deeper as I reflected. Is doing something for the first time bad?
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I was having one of many recent conversations with a friend when she asked me an interesting question about why I attended this one group of which I was a member. She questioned whether it was to make systemic change and I sheepishly replied, “yes” as I thought it felt right, but also figured it probably was not if she was asking me the question.
Read MoreI was researching for the leadership course I teach and I found a list of 7 essential questions when coaching or making a decision.
Question number 5: ”If I say yes to this, what am I saying no to?”
It hit me like a ton of bricks as I had a tendency to say yes without really considering the cost of that yes.
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