Tweet With every team or organization I have led there have been people who get frustrated with someone else on the team. In full disclosure, sometimes others have been frustrated…
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Tweet There are common things people do which make for a hard time fitting on a team. It’s a bad thing to be “odd person out” by no choice of…
Tweet No leader sets out to frustrate their team. Yet, chances are we do it everyday. Or, at least we do it often. We are human. Every leader makes mistakes…
Tweet How do you know when it’s time to quit? I have never been described as a quitter, but there comes a time for all of us when we have…
Tweet I have held a senior leadership position for over 25 years and been in leadership almost 40 years. In this post, I want to express some things I’ve observed…
Tweet An important leadership principle was shaped for me during what seemed to be a normal season in our organization. We were experiencing fast growth, but, thankfully, that was normal…
I have written all week about team idleness. Check out more of the posts on the main blog. I thought it was equally important to share some thoughts about what makes up a healthy team. Obviously that is our goal. Here are some quick elements of healthy teams:
There is one incredibly important characteristic of a successful team or organization. It is inherent and cannot be trained or programmed. With this trait a team can weather the storms of life together. When this is an attribute of an organization, regardless of the struggles it encounters, the vision can be accomplished.
Tweet The Challenge for me as a senior leader is to regularly communicate the big picture vision I have in my head. Of course, the idea behind those cute, well-worded…
Tweet Questions are a powerful tool for every leader. The greatest leaders I know ask lots of questions. Whenever I consult with leaders, one of the first things I do…