Sunday I was in Ludington Michigan on a cloudy overcast day. The weather forecast was for rain most of the day. I was about to eat breakfast with my Mom and Step Dad. When I sat down the waitress asked me what I wanted to drink, then she asked me the question that lead to this
This question is said out loud often, but it is asked far more often in people’s minds and under their breath. It is sometimes asked in an earnest tone, often it’s uttered in a quizzical way, and far-too-often it’s said in exasperation. Whenever it is asked it hints at a gap in communication and understanding
Last week I wrote a post titled Do We Nurture or Build Relationships? I was trying to distinguish between nurture and build as concepts, and I think I was pretty successful. The wise commenters talked about building relationships and then nurturing them once formed. They are of course, correct AND their comments reminded me of an important
I recently read somewhere (I’m sorry I can’t trace my steps to where I read it or who wrote it) about the difference between spam and noise; spam being something unwanted, unrequested, an too frequent – and noise being irrrelevant or meaningless. I believe leaders sometimes don’t communicate as much as they should because they don’t
This month, proactive leaders who are continually improving their leadership skills as members of the Remarkable Leadership Learning System are focused on Communicating with Confidence. Yesterday was the Guest Conversation for Silver members (and above) and it featured Kate Atkin, leadership and confidence expert, and author of The Confident Manager. (She also wrote a blog post about
Our members in the Remarkable Leadership Learning System are focusing on the skill of Communicating with Confidence this month. During our teleseminar last week we were talking our role as leaders to build the confidence of others. Due to an interactive session with a variety of great questions I wasn’t able to get through all
On today’s teleseminar for members of the Remarkable Leadership Learning System, we were discussing the important skill of Communicating With Confidence. While we discussed communicating with confidence, I also shared ideas for boosting your confidence overall. While talking about the idea of looking at past success as a way to boost our current (and future) confidence, I
I just got off a members-only teleseminar in the Remarkable Leadership Learning System with Patti Ayars, founder of Turning Point Consulting and author of the new book The Art of Leading Transformation Change. One of the insights she shared during the call was . . . People join a company, but leave a supervisor. I
In my opinion, passion is one of the most attractive qualities a person can possess. When you are passionate about something, others are drawn to you; you are able to influence more effectively and lead more successfully. Beyond these interpersonal facts, there are valuable personal benefits for possessing passion in your life. When we are
Yesterday, on the Guest conversation Call as a part of the Remarkable Leadership Learning System, my guest Timothy Johnson was asked how to deal with resistance to process improvement efforts in the form of “I don’t have time.” His answer was brief, to the point, and completely correct. He pointed out that we all have
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