Many people spend some time at the end of the year working on the New Year. These people typically fall into two groups: those who use the end of the year as a way to be introspective and look back on the past year, and those who spend time looking forward; setting goals and planning […]
The Law of Attraction
Several years ago I was looking for a new person for my team. A person who had been helping on a temporary basis was going back to graduate school and I knew I would need some assistance on several projects. Thinking about my situation on a Monday morning, cross-country airline flight I made a list […]
Seven Ways to Build Trust as a Leader
There are many reasons why trust is important to leaders. With higher levels of trust you are able to influence change more easily and quickly. With more trust you are able to create higher levels of productivity and team cohesiveness. I could go on, but in short, being trustworthy and trusted are two of the most valuable […]
Communicating Decisions: Seven Things to Share
Leaders know that communication is one of their key roles. In fact whenever I work with a leadership team or group the subject of communication always comes up. People want to know how to communicate more effectively, and why people don’t always seem to hear what they are saying when they do communicate. In those […]
Putting Out Fires – Stop, Drop and Role
I’ve worked with well-meaning, highly-principled leaders for years. When the topic of coaching and developing their employees comes up, I often hear that they know coaching is important, they want to coach more, but they don’t have time because they are too busy “putting out fires”. As children we learn that if we are ever […]