Football officially starts next week, folks. Today, I will share one of my favorite quotes from, undoubtedly, one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game. Perhaps his quote "Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you are doing" tells us why that is. Prior to retiring this year, the two-time and reigning Super Bowl Champion had broken … [Read more...]
Dealing with the Coasting Employee
When an employee is leaving an organization, whether that's for a new opportunity or retirement, there's always the chance for "coasting". And the behaviors of a coasting employee can significantly and negatively impact and influence the rest of the team. In today's video, I'm going to give you a few pointers on how you can re-frame a coasting employee from being burned out … [Read more...]
The Comfort Zone is Your Biggest Obstacle to Change
In a recent post, Frank Granara and Lorraine Grubbs, co-authors of Beyond the Executive Comfort Zone: Outrageous Tactics to Ignite Individual Performance, offered insight on how to shake things up and push both yourself and your team out of your comfort zone. Today, I am going to expand on that. Take a minute and mentally put yourself in a place that you love. You love the … [Read more...]
Your Leadership Contribution: Are You Doing Enough?
I’m a big fan of questions to help us learn, grow, plan and succeed. So I regularly take time to sit down and ask myself a series of questions to gauge my progress on a goal and evaluate my efforts. For example, here is a question stem I revisit at least several times a year that forces me to really think about my role as a leader: What is my contribution? What is the … [Read more...]
Eradicate Your Obstacles With This Thinking Game
Would you like a way to get better ideas, faster? Would you like to nearly automatically tap into your subconscious brain to help you solve your vexing problems? Would you like a tool that would help your team think more clearly? What if I told you that tool was free, except for the five minutes of time you had to invest? But rather than thinking about it like a … [Read more...]
Moving Your Team Through Hurt
Helping your team to move from hurt to inspiration to action is an extremely difficult task. And as leaders, it's our job to face these delicate situations and lead our team to the other side. In today's episode, I'm giving you specific strategies to help do this more easily and more successfully. Check it out in the video … [Read more...]
Olympic Lessons for New Leaders
The 2016 Olympics officially started on August 5, and much of the world is entrenched in the games. While some people watch for the pageantry, the human drama, the patriotism or the actual athletic competition, I believe there is another universal and more useful reason to tune in: to be inspired by others' achievement. The human interest stories give us the backdrop. The … [Read more...]
4 Lessons Leaders Can Learn From Camels
Let me start by saying I am not a camel expert. Some of what I know about camels, I have learned from reading throughout my life. Some I learned while talking with people who know more about them than I do. I, however, have become more interested in the animal since I actually rode one. As with everything I do in life, from that experience, I drew some powerful leadership … [Read more...]
Is Your Team Truly Prepared?
The quote to the right couldn't be more true. While it is spot on for everyone, it is especially true for leaders. Some (relatively small) percentage of the population is naturally inclined to plan, but most of us just aren’t. So people's (including yours and your employees') first inclination in the face of a new project or challenge is to jump right in and "get to … [Read more...]
Addressing Negative Attitudes
We get a lot of questions about dealing with negative attitudes and how to handle negative employees. And there is one key element that all leaders need to focus on in order to be successful in these situations. Check out today's episode to learn more. https://youtu.be/55Q4IySch5I?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0 Tweet it out: Attitude isn't a behavior. Address … [Read more...]