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February 26, 2018
3 Leadership Styles that Destroy Productivity
“Average leaders inspire people to punch a time clock. Great leaders inspire industry and passion.” Joseph B. Wirthlin
Becoming an effective leader isn’t always easy. Leadership styles are often developed unintentionally, learned from others who led before you. Additionally, with all the pressures today and multiple pulls on our time and attention, it’s more challenging than ever to lead with a long-term vision in a way that develops the next generation of leaders.
Even with the best intentio...
February 19, 2018
3 Leadership Styles for Leaders Who Want to Grow More Leaders at Their Organizations
“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and actions” – Harold S. Geenen
If you’re looking to grow a leadership culture at your organization, three leadership styles can help you achieve your goal.
Think about a time in your life when you really were impacted by an effective leader—someone who cultivated success, effort, and productivity. What qualities did this leader possess? It’s safe to say the leader you are thinking about was more than a figurehead. He or she was mo...
December 7, 2017
Growing Weeders Into Leaders, an interview with Steve Schill of WCBI
I had the honor of joining WCBI’s Steve Schill to discuss my book Growing Weeders Into Leaders. Watch the entire WCBI Midday Interview right here.
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WCBI Interview
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October 1, 2017
How do You Handle Your Team Leaders in Conflict?
It’s one thing when your front-line team members have conflict, it is a whole new matter when your key leaders are in conflict with each other. If your leaders are “sideways” or in disagreement with each other, you would be wise to not let it just work itself out.
Conflict, when handled correctly, strengthens.
– Benjamin Watson
We spend a lot of time at work with people most of us never choose to spend time with. Conflict is costly – especially if it is within the leadership. Leaders can inf...
How do you Handle Your Team Leaders in Conflict?
It’s one thing when your front-line team members have conflict, it is a whole new matter when your key leaders are in conflict with each other. If your leaders are “side-ways” or in disagreement with each other, you would be wise to not let it just work itself out.
Conflict, when handled correctly, strengthens.
– Benjamin Watson
We spend a lot of time at work with people most of us never choose to spend time with. Conflict is costly – especially if it is within the leadership. Leaders can...
September 15, 2017
Rest for the Weary
“Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body.”
~Norman Vincent Peale
As we move from summer to fall weather, we can feel the crispness in the air. Some perennials are beginning their slow shut-down that will get them through the cooler months. Football season is underway, along with all the festivities that come with it. What does the fresh change from summer to autumn mean for you? If you are one of the tens of thousan...
August 27, 2017
Should I be using a Mentoring Program?
“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.”
~Steven Spielberg
Think back to your very first day at work. Were you given a mentor to help you learn the ropes, speed up the process and avoid mistakes? How could a mentor help you in your success today? Mentoring has been happening since Ancient Greece. A mentoring relationship in the work place can do more than change the one being mentored – it...
August 17, 2017
Connecting the Dots: Finding Meaning
Today’s millennials really care about their work. In a survey, 50% listed “meaning” as the #1 reason they want a job. Amy Wrzesnieski, a Yale Management professor, explained it like this, “Students think their calling is under a rock, and if they turn over enough rocks, they will find it.”
It has been proven that people understand the ultimate “meaning” in their work find more satisfaction in it and do a better job at it. Even if the job is not what someone wants to do forever. Understand...
August 11, 2017
Money: The Big Distraction
According to Forbes, Garth Brooks made over 70 million dollars in 2016. Does that mean he is more valuable than Carry Underwood who earned $26 million, or the new up and coming group Georgia Florida Line who earned 20 million?
Most Head Football Coaches make 100 times the money offered to the front-line employees at the same institution. Does the paycheck make the coaches more valuable, more significant, or even more respected?
Seth Godin, who inspired this blog, says:
“Money is a simple me...
