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The 7 Steps that Convert Experience into Insight
Just over 5 years ago, I got a personal invitation from John Maxwell to join him as a founding partner in the launch of his international coaching organization. I jumped at the opportunity, (which honestly was a little out of character for me since it wasn’t part of the direction of my company at the time). I knew – okay, I was pretty sure – that it would be a great investment that would allow me to go much deeper and much further in my ability to develop highly effective leaders throughout my clients’ organizations. The investment of money and time, much of it evenings and weekends, has been tremendously rewarding and transformed how I develop leaders and leadership teams. What I didn’t realize at the time, was... Continue reading
5 Powerful Ways Strengths-based Talent Management Manages Weaknesses
For fun, let’s start (warm-up, if you will) with dispelling a couple myths about strengths-based talent management that have been around for quite a while. Myth #1: A strength used to excess can become a weakness. Truth #1: Strengths are strengths. They become bad (ineffective) only when used with negative intent, to gain power or control, or cover-up for a true weakness. Continue reading
Visionaries, Talent Managers and Achievers: What They Each Do For Business Success
In a general sense there are three major categories of personalities in the work environment. (While the right number of categories can be endlessly argued, this article is intended to describe these three types that have been identified through experience, and talk about why it is important to understand them.) The three categories are Visionaries, Talent Manager and Achievers. Let’s look at them a little more closely, based upon important characteristics of their... Continue reading
How to Deal with a Difficult Team Member
Sooner or later we all have them. We don’t ever wish for them, but they show up nonetheless. Difficult people, non-performers, ‘challenging’ team members, whatever you want to call them. Whenever conflict or low performance arises, we are tempted to avoid it, procrastinate dealing with it, or ask someone else to resolve it for us. But the truth is that anytime we let conflict go – for whatever reason – it only gets worse. So we know we must deal with these people and their impact on the team. But how? (Yes, I get this question a lot. Any time we have difficulty with people we lead, we need to start a process, and fortunately that process is the same for nearly every situation. Before we get started, though, there are two questions we need to ask ourselves: Continue reading
Challenges of Leading from the Middle of the Organization
As top leaders we often expect the people on our leadership team to see the world the same way we do. But that is rarely, if ever, an accurate assumption (or maybe better stated ‘hope’). Leaders in the middle of an organization – those not the top leader, or the front line employees – have a unique situation. To lead them most effectively, we need to view the organization from their perspective. This article will present just three of the (many) unique challenges... Continue reading
5 Ways to Become More Influential with People
Throughout my career I have certainly learned – sometimes more slowly than others – the importance and value of influence. Leading isn’t possible without influence, and only through leading effectively can we really expect to make a lasting impact on the world. Fortunately,... Continue reading
The 4 Trends Driving Today’s Most Important Business Leadership Challenge
Today I’d like to share with you for just a few minutes to bring you up-to-speed on the 4 trends, based upon my current work with a variety of business clients, that are driving today’s most important leadership challenge in business. And that challenge is…developing great leaders of great teams in the middle of your organization. Why? Continue reading
Ordinary People Accomplishing Extraordinary Things: Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir (2000 Voices)
Eric Whitacre grew up in a small farming town in northern Nevada and wanted to be a Rock Star (well Pop star really). Instead he joined the choir, because there were cutie girls in the soprano section and he could get a free trip to Mexico. From that beginning, just one of the outcomes was this… Continue reading
The Only 2 Numbers that Really Matter for 2019
There are two numbers that mean more to your success in 2019, and beyond, than any others. Grab a piece of paper and write them down. You already know them. (No, this isn't a magic trick where I guess the numbers.) Here they are: Continue reading
Former Navy SEALs on How Leadership Impacts Team Performance
Former Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin explain how leadership can directly affect the’ success of a team. Question: Does the quality of the leader impact the performance of the team? Watch this short video (below), hear their experience, then you decide. Continue reading
