Decision making is a perennial topic for leaders. It is one of those skills that we all use every day, yet we know it is sometimes hard, and we could probably be better at it. So how can you more confident when you have to make a hard decision? Science to the rescue! Today I am using science (yes, real science!) to help you make decisions more easily and more … [Read more...]
7 Tips to Celebrate Your Team’s Progress
Celebration is often a challenging topic for leaders. They wonder if they should celebrate and when it's appropriate to do so. You tend to see two extremes: Those who don't celebrate anything because employees "already know they are succeeding so why waste time celebrating?" and those who celebrate every-single-thing along the way. The best solution (as is the often the … [Read more...]
What You Can Learn From Your Thanksgiving Pie
My favorite food is homemade pie. I come by this naturally, as my Dad used to famously say, “I only like two kinds of pie; hot and cold.” While I can’t quite say that, there is little doubt how much I love pie. And I’ve had lots of it too. As a kid growing up we had fresh pie nearly every day all summer. I learned why many years later when my mom admitted, “I learned that if … [Read more...]
Ethical Leadership: Don’t Abandon Your Core Values to Do the Job
My definition of "ethical leadership" is one that I have synthesized over time, and I am sure draws heavily from various resources I've read, experiences I've had and stories I've heard from colleagues, clients and friends. Here is how I define Ethical Leadership: Knowing your core values and having the courage to act on them on behalf of the common good. There is much I … [Read more...]
Managing Your Expectations
Managing expectations: it's a common phrase that most leaders will hear at some point or another in their career. And understanding what exactly this means is critical to how well we can do it. So today I am giving you the "common" definition and mine. https://youtu.be/XoWW5nx3dcs?rel=0&showinfo=0 Tweet it out: Manage your expectations intentionally and for the … [Read more...]
Communicating to Your Team
We talk about the importance of effective communication a lot. In fact, it's included in some way or another in just about every training course, workshop or webinar that we deliver - because it's that important to our success as leaders. And today, I am sharing just ONE TIP that can drastically improve your communication. Check it out in the … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Help Employees Reach Their Creative Potential
Would you like your team to be more creative? Let me clue you in on something. It isn’t about techniques or strategies. It isn’t about hiring more creatively gifted people either. The most important first step to helping your employees become more creative is to believe that they have creative potential. So, once you believe it is possible for people to be more creative, … [Read more...]
Squelching Gossip
Gossip is like a mushroom. Wait, what? That's right, I'm answering today's question with a little comparison... How do I reduce the amount of gossip in our office? Check out the video below to find out! https://youtu.be/ubdymnwA8vg?rel=0&showinfo=0 Tweet it out: Better communication reduces gossip. @KevinEikenberry … [Read more...]
Focus Half of Your Coaching Time on These Employees
I have the good fortune of working with lots of leaders, and often have the chance to talk with, teach or consult with them on a variety of issues including their role as a coach. The vast majority of those I work with truly want to be more effective and make a difference for their people and their organizations. When the subject of coaching comes up, invariably the … [Read more...]
Making Feedback Timely
We were recently asking the question, How do I make feedback timely? And it's a great question, but before I can answer it, we need to define the word timely... Check that out and the answer to the question in the video below. https://youtu.be/DYu3S1wevdA?rel=0&showinfo=0 Make feedback more timely and it will be easier to accept and apply. @KevinEikenberry … [Read more...]