When your leadership seems like it has hit a slump, it can be tempting to look for any shortcut to get things going again. Slumps can hit any leader, at any time. – The wins just aren’t happening, – The plan just isn’t coming together, – The team just isn’t responding, When that happens there…
How the Easter Story Sparks Hope for Leaders
I am a person of faith. My life is centered on my relationship with God, through Jesus. That said, I learn from leaders from all faiths and of no faith. And I try to make my own leadership platform accessible to leaders of all faiths, and of no faith. But each year at Easter, I…
What Does Leadership Growth Really Look Like? 3 Clear Signs
You don’t have to guess whether you’re growing as a leader. You can take a simple test to know for sure. Imagine if you could somehow really tell if all the leadership books you are reading and the seminars you are attending are paying off. Without a reliable set of indicators to gauge the impact…
Exaggerating Costs You: 4 Reasons to Stay Real
As a leader you must project optimism. But when you cross the line into exaggeration or hyperbole, your leadership is facing significant risks. A leader in my orbit once described a very average meeting we had been in as “Quite possibly our best meeting ever!” The statement was so over-the-top, and so removed from any…
Stop the Meeting Hate- Build a Healthier, More Productive Team.
When you say, “I hate meetings!”, your team could be receiving a message that might be damaging your culture more than you ever realized. In recent years a virtual movement concerning trend has sprung up in leadership circles where it has become increasingly fashionable to announce, “I hate meetings!” When You Say ‘I Hate Meetings’…
