February 2, 2021
One of the words I hear more and more these days as I work with leaders and business owners is “stress”. The challenges of leadership are always significant, but now many leaders are having to cope with leading remotely, struggling or dramatically changing business environments, and a team that is also increasingly stressed. As leaders,
November 4, 2020
I came across some research recently that said managers spend 17% of their time dealing with problem employees. That’s pretty much one day a week that they feel is lost to the time associated with people who are doing a poor job. If you have a management role and I asked what you would choose to
October 21, 2020
Several years ago I was teaching a leadership workshop for a group of managers, and part of my team was teaching selling skills to their sales reps at the same meeting. Part of that selling class involved the sales reps writing down their personal and professional goals as a foundation for the work they were
September 23, 2020
Download Fitness Plan Linked Content Leadership Workout: The Coaching Process - Step 4 Click the PDF icon above to access the fitness plan. If you have not watched the linked Leadership Workout above, it is very helpful to watch the video and then work through the fitness plan to support you as you implement the leadership
June 24, 2020
The knowing-doing gap in leadership is just as real as it is in other areas of our world. Knowing something creates possibilities but without focused and organized action, they remain possibilities. And while possibilities are important, eventually we want them to turn into actualities if we are going to achieve progress.
June 17, 2020
Do you ever feel like the quickest and most efficient way of communicating and increasing productivity is telling others the direction they should be moving in, instead of helping them find their own path to the outcome they want? We've all been there. However, there is a better way to create change and have greater impact as a leader.