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How The Filet-o-Fish Can Teach Leaders To Truly Listen
One of the many issues that plague organizations is that leadership doesn’t truly listen to their people. Companies are generally good at listening to customers, but when it comes to their own people...
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Make Your Influence Matter in 2017
in·flu·ence ˈinflo͝oəns, noun – the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself. Many of us have goals or at least ideas of how...
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When Success Begets Hatred
There is a disturbing culture towards success that seems to be accelerating. It was not long ago that the majority of success was lauded and looked at with inspiration and a certain level of respect...
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How To Change A “Suck Up” Culture
Do “Suck Up”s persist in your organization? You know, those people that would rather endear themselves to leadership by behaviors other than doing their job to the best of their ability in the greater...
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Ways Leaders Destroy Their Credibility
If many leaders took the time to be self-aware and accountable, they would discover so much about how they hamper their credibility and effectiveness in their role. In today’s world of shifting blame,...
View ArticleGuest Post by Mark Miller – The Big Picture: Leaders Ensure Alignment
Today’s post is courtesy of Mark Miller. Mark began writing about a decade ago. He teamed up with Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager, to write The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do...
View ArticleLead By Thoughts, Not Feelings
One of the most tremendous truths about being human is how our thoughts, feelings, and desires interconnect. Through our internal connectedness of mind, body, and soul, we can harness greatness within...
View ArticleOpportunity – Which Flag Are You Flying?
Living 13 miles away from Loudon, New Hampshire, places me next door to New England’s largest sporting venue, the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. A large mile-long track attracts numerous events...
View ArticleThe Perils Of Chasing Rabbits
Does your company go chasing rabbits every now and then? Chasing rabbits is when any thought or action disrupts what is relevant and takes people off tangent of the current course. For example, an...
View ArticleIs Your Employee Appreciation Week “Weak”?
It’s a wonderful privilege to honor your people through the various Employee Appreciation Days and Weeks. Whether it’s Nurses Appreciation Week, Administrative Professionals Day, Maintenance...
View ArticleWhy You Need To Break Your Chain Of Command
Organizations that operate using a “chain of command” hierarchy are quickly becoming an outdated management model. A chain of command model takes it’s roots from the military chain of command. It’s the...
View ArticleGreat Leaders Learn From Anywhere
As people we need a myriad of things in which to live and grow: Air Food Oxygen Sunlight Proper Temperature And within these items we have multiple needs within them. Take foods for example, we need a...
View ArticleMake Culture Ripple Effect Your Business
There are two ways to have your organization be molded. The first way it to enact policies and practices as you go. This method addresses performance issues when they arise, meets compliance and...
View ArticleHow To Talk About The Elephant In The Room
The dreaded “elephant in the room”. Those conversations that should happen, but most of the time do not. Or as explained by definition: “A major problem or controversial issue that is obviously present...
View ArticleAre You A Critic Or A Cheerleader?
There are two types of leaders. Those who are critics, and those who are cheerleaders. Critics are those types of leaders who feel their knowledge and experience give them a superiority over everyone...
View ArticleIs Hope A Leadership Trait?
We like to hear of lessons in leadership, and look for relevant examples in all mediums. Whether reading articles, books or watching movies, there is always a leadership tip we can gain, whether from...
View ArticleGuest Post – When Hierarchy and Unintended Consequences Stifle Humble Leadership
Ed & Peter Schein make a great thought leadership team, This father-son duo draw from their experience and study of business and organizations to bring a much needed perspective to both...
View Article6 Leader Styles That Personify Servant Leadership
Look at the list of professional roles below and see if you can find a leadership trait that each has in common with the rest: Circus Ringmaster Symphony Conductor School Teacher Healthcare...
View Article6 Uncommon Ways Leaders Need To Build Employee Trust and Commitment
There have been myriads of articles and posts written about how leaders can best build commitment and a culture of trust among their employees. Many of those methods are proven and well-studied. But...
View ArticleHow To Tell Your People They’re Worthless
A colleague of mine many years ago had an interesting approach to observing and grading her staff’s performance. We used a standardized form to grade each person’s job performance on their respective...
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