It can be difficult to navigate working closely with people from other generations, especially leading them. In order to work better together, we have to understand one another. Just like ethnic and gender diversity is important, generational diversity is as well.
Read More“Quality questions create a quality life.” The quality of your life is not necessarily based on the quality of your circumstances; it’s based on your mental and emotional filters that determine your perception of the outside world. Are you aware of what you focus on most; your primary question in life? Whatever it is, it will shape, mold, and direct your life. Let’s make it a good one!
Read MoreTaking action is one of those painfully simple ideas that can’t be repeated enough: without taking action you won’t get anywhere. This post is about becoming a man or woman of action. Taking the actions suggested in this post will make it exponentially easier to take action in every other area of your life. You will begin to automatically do what you had to fight to do before.
Read More“The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.” If you make a few key decisions and then manage them well in your daily agenda, you will succeed. You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. Success doesn’t just suddenly occur one day in your life. Conversely, neither does failure. Each is a process. Maxwell says that every day of your life is merely preparation for the next.
Read MoreHigh performers are true assets to their teams. These are individuals who excel when it comes to skills and responsibilities. They are results-driven and motivated, and their work carries a sense of excellence. They have little need for supervision or hand-holding. They latch on to the goal or vision of what is expected from them, and they make it happen. However, most of the time, these high performers need a completely different skill set to jump from being an independent contributor to managing others. How do you know if they enjoy helping others succeed?
Read More"No man can get rich himself unless he enriches others." Self-serving only gets you so far. When you think about success and riches, be sure you are first considering the impact you are having on others.
Read MoreDo you ever feel overwhelmed by all the decisions you have to make? Do you ever wonder if the decisions you're making are having a positive impact on your team? The average adult makes around 35,000 conscious decisions per day, and we think it's safe to assume leaders are making even more. Knowing the pain of trying to figure out the best course of action in often stressful environments, we've put together some steps to help you make decisions quickly and rationally, while giving you space to review and reflect on choices to learn how to become a better leader.
Read MoreLeaders are especially vulnerable to stress. Long hours. Pressure. Lofty goals. Often leaders put others first and sacrifice their own well-being in the process. That’s a recipe for overall failure.
Read MoreAccording to Gallup, as much as 67% of employees are disengaged in their workplace. Taking this a step further, more than half of disengaged employees don't plan to be with the same employer one year from now, meaning a significant number of your core staff members could be considering leaving. How do you make sure this doesn't become the reality for your team?
Read MoreThere are many things in life that are out of your control. Time management, however, is not one of them. We want to give you some helpful methods to manage your time well. Individual habits like this will surely distinguish you as a leader.
Read MoreAs you go through life, you come into contact with all sorts of authority figures. As you take a moment to think through them; there are some who left you impacted - possibly, even changed forever. What did they do? What did they say? They certainly had the “right stuff”. As we’ve dug deeper to define said “stuff”, we can see that most impactful leaders contain a high degree of emotional intelligence.
Read MoreThe health of your team is one of the most crucial aspects of your leadership. Recently, we had the opportunity to hear from best selling author Patrick Lencioni on what he calls the five dysfunctions of a team. According to him, these five barriers to team effectiveness will make a significant impact on the health of your team!
Read MoreIf you broke into your team’s houses in the middle of the night and shook each of them awake and screamed “WHAT ARE WE DOING?”, would they be able to answer you in their stupor state? If the answer is no, or even maybe, then you have not transferred the vision to your team effectively.
Read More“Pick your boss, not the job.” - there’s a reason career coaches say this. Your leader plays a huge role in your growth, happiness, and success. Conversely, when you are that great leader, your team will work harder, be more engaged, and your retention rates will skyrocket.
Read MoreLeaders today are strapped for time. However, to build strong teams, create buy-in from employees, and ensure synergy through the ranks, One on Ones are essential.
Read MoreWe asked countless leaders what their biggest need was in their organization. The overwhelming answer was: more leaders.
Said another way, most people inside their organization are not growing, fine tuning their skills, and/or learning new skills. When this happens, the growth of the organization stops which can only result in decline over time. If the organization wants to continue to grow, it must hire in superior talent externally, which is both costly and presents risk.
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