I am committed to exploring proven ways to improve the performance, engagement, and results of teams. Your teams determine the success of your organization. However, much of the leadership excellence work I see is about the individual. That limits our potential for organizational success if...
I just listened to Carly Fiorina being interviewed by SHRM president Johnny Taylor and if you are obsessed with unleashing the human potential in your organization then I think it is a good use of 18 minutes! Here is what she said: “The toughest job is...
Are you engaged at work? How about your employees? Your teams? Your executive team? Whether it is your own data or the data from Gallup…we know for a fact many of the people who lead, sell, manage or power our organizations are not engaged. Why...
As the COVID19 pandemic continues to cause some level of chaos in everyone's life, I ask you to ponder this question: Are you thinking like a CEO? Why should you think like a CEO? If you are a leader of a team…big or small….in person or...
If your team was ‘communicating better’, what would the benefits be? With the amount of work that is being piled onto every leader’s plate, it is tough to make it through your “to do” list every day, never mind being constantly interrupted to Zoom and have...
I define ‘the middle’ as a time of going from one condition to another when you know that change is needed, the present way could be better, but you are not really certain what the end result should or will look like. It can be...
Are you leading from the balcony, the stage or the seats? It is confession time. It has been over one month since I have communicated with you. Truthfully, it is because I wasn’t sure how to. Who am I to be reaching out during this unsettling...
GUIDELINES FOR PRESENTING MEETINGS LIKE A PRO How to make your meetings more productive, powerful and pain- free…while reclaiming hours on your calendar! One of the most frequent requests I get from the leaders of teams is how to make their meetings better. An article in The...
[embed]https://youtu.be/QYsWyib7WkU[/embed] Those 6 killer words….. In a flash, leaders shut down creative thinking, limit problem- solving, and curtail inn ovation on their teams without ever realizing it…and they do it multiple times in a day! It looks like this….team member approaches leader with that ‘question look’ on their...
[embed]https://youtu.be/vKR8_sp4zgs[/embed] Are your meetings even less productive now that we are living and working in a virtual world? Being in a home office is not making our work life any easier or any more efficient! So let me share the tips to help you have more...