When we are unprepared for the “rock and a hard place,” it can bring out the best in us. If we keep ourselves from overplaying our fears and keep our teams full of hope, we will see new opportunities appear. The best of innovation and new ideas are born by keeping concerns from playing an ever-present part in thinking. Moreover, some of the best ideas come from the disruption of the unplanned.
Read MoreWe, leaders, must realize that the thoughts traveling in us have passing value (positive and negative). It must be our priority as leaders to control the focus of our thoughts and sift through what we allow to take root or uproot.
Read MoreThe reason that EQ is so crucial is that it’s not an innocent indulgence if I am nursing a bad mood. As a leader, my EQ impacts the “oxygen” quality for those who breathe around me…or in other words, culture.
Read MoreMy actions and beliefs deserve investigation especially when I'm not getting what I want. So then, settling on an answer to "Why do I do this?" about the most important things is the starting point to strengthening my “why”.
Read MoreSelf check - when you tell yourself that story is it filling you up or draining you? Could there be another way to tell that story and it still be true?
Read MoreWe must intentionally weave the answers to “why are we in this?” and “when do we win?” into the very fiber of our ongoing communication and processes. Otherwise, disillusionment will set in.
Read MoreIf couched well, could sharing our views be the difference maker in team performance? Is it possible that kindness and conflict go hand-in-hand?
Read MoreHere is the kicker, if you do not offer these four things, a Millennial will not tell you. They will simply leave or become disappointed.
Read MoreA key to healthy culture is an immediate mission to rally around and a definitive way to measure it.
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