In a previous post, I likened culture to the wind by explaining you can’t see culture, but you can see the effects of it if you know what to look for and where to look. Continue →
Are These Three Leadership Practices Stunting the Growth of Your TEAM?
Let me ask you an important question: Do you have individuals on a team or a TEAM of individuals? The differences between those two options are worlds apart. We see these differences all the time in sports. Individuals on a team will win games, but TEAMs of individuals win championships. Michael Jordan said it well, All organizations want to be great. So what keeps good Continue →
Finishing Great – A Day with Jim Collins
About a year ago, I had a 30-minute one-on-one meeting with Jim Collins (www.JimCollins.com), best-selling author of Good to Great and Built to Last. The meeting was part of a one-day experience sponsored by Bob Buford, Continue →
A Proven Way to Gain Clarity and Grow Your Business
I recently got away for a couple of days with an amazing group of people - and here’s the kicker, each of them devoted time to help me on my business! I’m talking about the Communicator Coaching (www.CommunicatorCoaching.com) mastermind event. I joined several Continue →
How to Get Noticed in a Noisy World
Early last year, I attended one of the best training conferences that I’ve ever experienced. In fact, it was so good, I attended the same conference held later the same year! I agree with Michael Hyatt when he states, Continue →
Leadership Lessons from the Tour de France
I love bicycling. I’ve been cycling for over 34 years and have cycled about 100,000 miles. I love July because that’s when they hold the Tour de France, the Super Bowl of cycling. The Tour is an annual 21-stage cycling race primarily held in France. This year it covers 2,276 miles from July 5 through July 27 with 2 rest days. You can enjoy following the last remaining days of the race Continue →
Use 1-2-3 to Double the Effectiveness of Your Team
Recently I read about a survey of workers in the United States, who were asked if they could work harder on the job than they currently were. 85% of those surveyed said that they could. And more than half claimed that they could double their effectiveness “if I wanted to.” Continue →
Ben Franklin Revealed the Key to Learning
Ben Franklin said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” The 1-2-3 approach reminds leaders to involve their team when making important decisions. Every leader can develop a more effective and efficient team by asking three simple questions. Continue →
The Iceberg of Ignorance
“The Iceberg of Ignorance”, a study popularly attributed to consultant Sidney Yoshida concludes: “Only 4% of an organization's front-line problems are known by top management, 9% are known by middle management, 74% by supervisors and 100% by employees..." Although the Yoshida study involved numerous mid-sized organizations, the basic findings tend to be the same in organizations of any size. Continue →
How to Sap the Enthusiasm from Those You Lead
“You won’t believe what they did to us at work today!” I’m sure that you have heard this comment before. You may have even said it yourself. Decision-making is a continual activity within any organization with lots of leaders involved at all levels of the organization. I’ve discovered that poor decision-making can sap the enthusiasm of your people and create poor results for your entire Continue →