You are the total of the 6 people you spend the majority of your time with. If you haven’t heard this phrase, consider it. As I consider my own life, it absolutely influences your habitual behavior. We all need a cast of characters who support and uplift us, challenge us, care enough to be honest… View Article
What’s in a meeting? When you boil it down to the purpose of a meeting, there are many reasons we choose to meet: to solve something, to brainstorm, to inform each other, or to connect while using our precious time wisely. Beneath all of that, I believe the primary purpose of every meeting (perhaps every… View Article
How much time do you need? What if you began every endeavor with this question? Without knowing the details or being able to assess what you believe is a reasonable amount of time, how would that change the amount of time you’d allow for certain activities? When I used to work with leadership teams, I… View Article
There’s a big difference between inspiration and motivation. As a leader, your job is inspiration. You are the one who has to dig deep, find the goodness, and communicate it even when the circumstances around you suggest otherwise. Your message is always about what’s possible and where the company is going. It’s your job to… View Article
What can I do to change, improve, impact, and engage others? It’s a big question. Do you wake up wondering how you can maximize your impact for yourself, your team at work, your company, your community, perhaps even the world? If not, why? What if you imagined 50% of your work was doing your job… View Article
When you get clear on things you say “yes” and “no” better. Historically, I’ve not been good at saying “no.” My company is named “YESS!” which explains a lot. It’s been an issue. The good news is, I have a great team who strongly suggested I learn to say “no” more frequently as a commitment…. View Article
When people want coaching, a listening ear, or a team comes in and talks about someone not in the room, it’s all the same. Some series of events occurs, their interpretation of those events is strewn together, and the story is told. The question is, is that story forwarding or limiting you? When you sit… View Article
Patience. I don’t have a lot of it, though my Mom said I did. And I’d laugh. Sometimes, if you wait, things settle in and handle themselves. Often, I’m not patient enough to allow that kind of magic to happen, but when I do and it works, it appears as a miracle. Deep breaths, kind… View Article
When things aren’t working, you have three choices. You can live with it, end it, or change it. I learned this from Gino Wickman. Complaining about it isn’t going to help, though many people seek new audiences to share the same story, politicking their way through a situation and causing harm to all parties involved. … View Article
What do you do when someone on your team openly acts poorly during a meeting? Do you talk with them one-on-one to handle it? If so, stop it. Many of us have been taught to handle bad behavior privately, and for the most part, it’s bad teaching. When working with leadership teams, often they’ll describe… View Article
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