Are you a culture champion? This is a hard question to answer without a clear definition of culture. That’s a word that gets thrown around a lot. And I find that not everyone’s clear on exactly what it means. Here is my very simple definition of culture: Culture is the way we do things around here. No, more or
The idea for this post comes from being a fan of college basketball. I enjoy the action, excitement, and suspense of the games. But I also draw leadership, teamwork, and coaching insight from watching, too. As I’ve watched my beloved Purdue Boilermakers this winter, I’ve asked myself if it takes a team of stars to
Almost all of my educational background and much of my early professional work focused on finding the right answer to problems. I was encouraged and rewarded for finding the right answer. I was penalized if my answer was wrong. As a result, I carried a “find the right answer” mentality into my early leadership experiences.
If you’ve been in the workplace for very long, you’ve likely experienced micromanagement. And if you’ve been a leader for very long, whether you want to believe it or not, you have likely been guilty of doing it yourself… Micromanagement isn’t just a bad habit. It’s an individual leadership problem that is potentially a major root cause
You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers. Hi, I’m Kevin. I am answering the questions that new leaders ask us. Actually, it’s our goal to help all leaders be more productive, confident, and successful. And if you’re watching on YouTube, make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss any future episodes, and make sure to
As a new leader or supervisor, one of the skills you might have the least experience with is coaching others. While we have lots of resources to help you learn coaching skills; beyond the skills you also need confidence. Here are some ways to build your coaching confidence. Remember that you don’t have to know
One of the things that differentiates us as humans from the other life forms on the planet is our ability to learn – to learn deeply and broadly. And while so many of us think of learning as being school-related, today we’re talking about social and peer learning. Social learning is a theory that was formulated
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