This season is often described as a season of wonder. While that is an apt description, why wouldn’t any season be a season of wonder? Are there always things to marvel at and be in a sense of wonder for? Even in a week after the horrible events in Connecticut, this is still (and always) […]
What Do you See?
Henry David Thoreau lived to be 44 years old, died 150 years ago, and clearly made a difference. While best known for his writings Walden and On Civil Disobedience, his writing totaled twenty volumes. While the quotation that follows makes sense coming from a writer, it holds powerful meaning for all of us. “The question is not […]
Increasing Engagement of Front line Employees
Recently, while facilitating a leadership discussion with a group of managers and owners at a conference for the Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation, the topic of engaging the front line employees came up. In effect, the question was asked, ” How do I get a truck driver to engage with the business and think about their work […]
Chin Up Leadership
While facilitating a Bud to Boss Workshop this week, one of the participants (thanks, Margaret) used the phrase “chin up” to describe the leader’s need to look further out and keep a broader perspective of a situation. The phrase got repeated within the class a few times, and now I can’t get it out of […]
How Big is Your Big Picture?
One of the roles of a leader is to provide the perspective that the rest of the team or organization might not see. It is easy to get caught up in the daily to-do list, the quarterly objectives and the rhythm of the calendar, and lose sight of the bigger picture, the larger goals, the […]