Entitlement Versus Empowerment
Entitlement: What will you (boss, team, organization, community) do for me? What will you (boss, team, organization, community) provide for me if…
Are You Seeking Agreement or Commitment?
A challenge in too many organizations is that teams and leaders often seek agreement instead of commitment. You probably know what I’m…
5 Communication Principles for Leaders
Principle 1: Do not avoid the difficult conversations. You are just doing a disservice to your team member, the team as a whole,…
3 Ways to Generate Dialogue in Meetings
I often hear leaders say “I want my people to contribute more in our team meetings.” What most leaders don’t realize is…
8 Questions
Is your team functioning at its highest level of potential? Here are 8 questions to help you decide: Do your meetings go…
Coming Soon – Everything DiSC Work of Leaders™ Profile
Everything DiSC Work of Leaders(TM) Profile Using the framework of Vision, Alignment, and Execution, Work of Leaders encourages leaders to understand their…
Three Challenges New Teams Face
The first challenge that new teams often face is a lack of alignment. Usually happens when goals aren’t clear and common, and when…
Collaboration Trumps Time Management: Part 2
In Part 1 of this post I mentioned that collaboration trumps time management…every time. In others words, if you want to do…
5 Ways for Every Leader to be a Coach
The best leaders spend up to 20% of their time coaching their direct reports. It’s a responsibility that leaders all too often…
Collaboration Trumps Time Management
Collaboration trumps time management…every time. We often seek to do things faster and better and as a result look for “time management”…