It’s going to be okay. You will get through this. You just need to get over this! How many different expressions have you and I been told over the years that are as useless as these? Despite knowing how little these phrases do to actually solve a problem, people seem to offer them anyway. When […]
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Leadership: Finding the ACES Within Your Organization
How do you measure leadership qualities? You can probably identify forces within your organization that create greater buy-in, trust, and engagement… or those forces that have the exact opposite effect. These forces possess qualities that you and I can develop, but when leadership misses these, it works like a stone in the shoe for growth […]
Extinguish Your Workplace Root Fires, Not Just Brush Fires
Have you ever thought of your workplace like a forest? As a leader in your workplace, one of your greatest responsibilities is cultivating a healthy, productive work environment for your team. Part of that is being able to identify and address the various workplace “fires” that can ignite and spread dysfunction through your organization. Over […]
Dealing with conflict requires a values-based approach
Conflict within the workplace can be frustrating to handle if you don’t have the right tools. Not only can workplace conflict decrease productivity, but if not addressed correctly, workplace conflict leads to bitterness and resentment among coworkers, creating an unhealthy environment at best- and a toxic environment at worst. Transforming conflict to be productive means […]
Values-Driven Leadership in a Status-Driven Culture
I AM vs I HAVE Leaders What does it take to successfully model leadership in today’s current workplace culture? Some of the first things that come to mind might be power, confidence, charisma, intelligence, and other such characteristics. However, being a great leader requires more than just the right skills, a series of checklists, or […]
How appreciation changes the workplace… When shown in a way that matters!
Feeling genuinely valued and appreciated in the workplace has a tremendous impact on employee satisfaction, engagement, and performance. However, in many workplaces, managers and leadership often forget to recognize the hard work of their staff. When employees feel their efforts go unnoticed, they begin to experience a decline in morale, disengagement, and burnout. As an […]
The Importance of Communication
Are you familiar with the analogy of having a stone in your shoe? When someone refers to a stone in their shoe, they are often denoting a persistent problem – either something that nags at them or issues that bother them, upset them, or even make them angry. These issues require that we stop, pull […]
Stop Setting New Year’s Goals; Start With Your WHY!
Don’t you love this time of the year, the start of it? In many ways, the New Year lies before us like the perfect country road in the spring, a new year of growth.
In A World of Presents People Need…
As we head into the final month of the calendar year, now that Black Friday is over, the focus starts to sprint towards Christmas. I want to ask if you would take a couple of minutes to think about the thinking.
Course Correction to Experience the Profound Principle of Thanks?
How often have you thought, or even heard yourself saying, you’d like to be more content? You’d like to be more satisfied? Or I would be more content if…