Patrick Lenioni’s flagship book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, should be required reading for every leader and team member.
Read MoreAre you a leader?
Do you know how you are doing? Do you ever ask for feedback?
Sometimes leaders feel like they are failing (and sometimes they are).
Read MoreHave you ever felt like you were speaking a different language than someone else? You understand the words, but don’t get what they are saying? Or maybe, their actions and how they act seems foreign to you?
Read MoreWe hear a lot about the importance of values in a workplace, and there are many organizations who have declared their core values but are they actually part of the culture or are they just posters on the wall.
Read More“Nobody puts Baby in the corner.” Patrick Swayze/Dirty Dancing. That quote always makes me smile, and it make me think about what most people might do with their DISC report after their initial training: put it in a drawer. DISC doesn’t belong in a drawer.
Read MoreHave you ever walked out of a meeting and thought, “What a waste of time?”
I hear that often and when I dig in deeper, I have discovered that there are a ton of reasons why people think meetings suck.
Read MoreWe are in a leadership crisis.
I say this often (and I truly believe it). But why? How did we get here?
Read MoreWe have a somewhat compulsive relationship with email. I’m guilty of it for sure too.
Read MoreWhy does it matter if my team is strong? I have lots of high achieving people on my team.
Does this sound familiar? Ever heard anyone say that?
Read MoreHave you ever been asked a question and you didn’t know the answer? Probably, most of us have experienced that situation. How we respond, though, varies.
Read MoreTell me if this story rings true for you.
You are overscheduled and are racing from one appointment or activity to another. Dinner is rushed and maybe eaten in the car or on the fly.
Read MoreYears ago, when I was teaching junior high (grades 7 – 9), I had a mentor that used a phrase I’ll never forget. While I can’t remember the reason he was in my classroom talking to my class, I remember the interaction well.
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 MoreLast week, I was setting up my Facebook Live and the tech wouldn’t work. I kept trying to click through the options and it kept stalling and I was stuck. I skipped one week and in that time Facebook changed the interface. I didn’t know if I was doing something wrong, or if the issues were on their end, but I just felt the anxiety and stress creep up as 8:30 am came and then passed
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 MoreWhen someone asks you to commit to a project, volunteer with a group or attend a meeting, is your default answer, “yes”? Or are you able to reflect and give a firm “no”? Or do you say yes, but wish you said no?
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 MoreWhat do you know today that you didn’t know yesterday, last week, last month, last year? Are you always seeking to learn? How?
Great leaders are always learning; they have a growth mindset, which is actually about more than just reading or learning new things.
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 MoreI love a good system.
Love might be overstating it, but upon further reflection, I really don’t think so.
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