From the time I was young, my dad told me: “When you point your finger at someone, remember there are three fingers pointing back at you.” As with many things I heard from my parents, it was remembered long before I really understood it. Dad was telling me to take ownership. That by pointing my
I’m excited to share with you a phrase that has helped me and my team collaborate effectively and avoid conflicts. As a leader, I understand how important it is to maintain a positive work environment where everyone feels heard and valued. That’s why I wanted to share this simple yet powerful phrase with you today. The
Leadership isn’t easy. Doing it well requires a combination of knowledge, mindsets, skills, and habits. More than this collection though, it requires the ability to adapt and blend these factors in any given situation, with any given individual or group. Well-rounded leaders possess a diverse set of skills, competencies, and qualities enabling them to effectively
Guest article by Bill Yeargin Pete, a recent MBA graduate early in his career, approached me at an industry meeting with an obvious question on his mind. He had taken leadership classes as part of his grad school program and understood leadership theories but not the pragmatic side. He wanted me to make it simple:
Today, I’m encouraging you to decide what you can do to make it better. And while I don’t know everyone’s individual “IT”, I bet that you can think of your “IT”. And if not, it’s probably the thing that’s frustrating you right now; the thing that’s driving you crazy; the thing that’s making you whine, complain,
There is a short list of things for which nearly everyone strives. When you put that list in terms of our work, success, and career, productivity is one of those desirable outcomes. When something is both important and desirable, you would think we would have a pretty clear picture of it. Instead, there are tons
Guest article By Michael E. Frisina, PhD As you go through your workday, you strive to maintain a calm, professional demeanor. But what goes on inside your head is sometimes a very different matter. For instance, you paste a smile on your face and explain a process to a colleague while thinking, What an idiot—this
Let’s start with a question: Would your organization or team be more effective, productive and successful if you were more focused? Now how about you?Would you be more effective, productive and successful if you were more focused?I think I know the answer, and I think you do too.So in this video, we are going to talk about
Control. It is something we all crave, and yet as enlightened leaders, we realize we can’t control many things, including our team members. We’ve realized (or are teaching ourselves) that letting go of control actually is beneficial in many ways. Unless want to be micromanagers or seen as old school command-and-control bosses, we tend to
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