Supporting Your Team During Peak Seasons Supporting your team during peak season some would agree is common sense. The first step is recognizing the patterns and other risk factors in your industry that are going to cause your team more stress. This stress can be detrimental to your team's mental, emotional, and even physical health that will impede their ability to engage Continue →
The Unexpected Outcomes of Expediency
The Unexpected Outcomes of Expediency What are the unexpected outcomes of expediency? Do you often feel forced into decisions that are convenient but yield no results or even negative results? The nature of your position as the leader is often the head decision-maker. As we discussed in previous blog posts this can be done with an effective and participative approach. However, we can also allow Continue →
Motivation Survey Results Revealed
In my first blog post about motivation, I posed ten statements as part of a motivation survey. I have found that questions are one of the most powerful tools for discovery and learning. The statements in the survey require you to ask questions of yourself and think more deeply about this important topic. Motivation Survey Now let’s review the statements one at a time and see what we can learn Continue →
The Driving Force of Motivation
We know we need motivation but what is it and how do we facilitate it for our people? According to Psychology Today “Motivation is the desire to act in service of a goal. It's the crucial element in setting and attaining our objectives.” It is one of the driving forces of human behavior. There are different types of motivation that happen on a personal and professional level. It does not matter Continue →
Three Questions for the Lonely Leader
Are you a Lonely Leader? The struggles of a lonely leader are widely acknowledged giving prominence to the widespread idiom, “It’s lonely at the top.” Are loneliness and isolation conditions that you must bear if you are leading? Harvard Business Review conducted a survey of CEOs where they found that over 50% of CEOs feel lonely in their role. 61% believe that this isolation hinders their Continue →
Build Your Team Through Trust
Build Your Team Through Trust Is your team lacking a sense of trust that is inhibiting its growth? In today’s society, there is resistance to authority. This negative association with authority is often a byproduct of broken trust. This often happens when teams have experienced a leader breaking their word or when decisions that affect them are executed without their input or Continue →
Leading Exhausted?
Leading Exhausted? Are you leading exhausted? Implement a system of accountability and delegation that releases some of the everyday burdens of working in your organization. Encourage mutual accountability and vertical integration that can help you orchestrate your organization’s branding and team’s efforts. A simple system will allow you to lead without constant exhaustion and encourage Continue →
An HR Policy to Boost Morale & Effectiveness
An HR Policy that promotes communication and accountability can only boost the morale and effectiveness of your team. A clearly well-written policy is one of the best tools a leader can utilize when managing the expectations of their team. Policies or rules can help guide a church, non-profit, educational institution, or business toward its larger vision. If we think of why the nation of Israel Continue →
Vision for the Future
Vision for the Future Directions, maps, and a clear system are all excellent tools to speed up the process to reach your goals quickly! However, if your goals or vision are ambiguous then no amount of tactical work will move you or your team in the right direction. The vision of where you are going must be clearly defined, understood, and accepted as reasonable to be fully beneficial. Ken Continue →
Smile More With These 5 Goal-Setting Tips
When I think about looking at the upcoming year, I have found the practice of reflecting upon good and beautiful things that I have seen in the past and present sets the stage for what lies ahead in a profound way. Think about some of the most gratifying times in your life. Reasons to Smile More What are the moments that brought a smile of satisfaction to your face? If you’re like me, the Continue →