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A new way to motivate your employees…
As a leader, are you focused on the GAP or the GAIN? So what is the GAP and the GAIN anyway? The GAP = looking at where we SHOULD be (as individuals or as a team) and comparing that to where we are TODAY… and then,...
How to advance your career as a leader, the right way…
Is it selfish as a leader to want to build and advance your own career? Some leaders have wondered how they can advance as a professional without feeling like they are taking advantage of the people they lead... The...
What is a leadership dream team, and how do you know if you have one?
I was talking with someone recently who said: I’ve heard you talk often about a leadership dream team. What is a dream team exactly? Well, the answer is nuanced and can look different with each group of leaders. It can...
How to CREATE your OWN psychological safety…
If you’ve followed my posts for any length of time, you’ve probably recognized that I am a strong advocate for #leaders operating in 100% #ACCOUNTABILITY. And you’ve probably also heard me say that it is the LEADER’S...
GUT-CHECK: How to know when YOU as a leader step out of 100% ACCOUNTABILITY
The majority of leaders I coach believe strongly in the importance of being accountable themselves as well as holding others accountable. And most believe they do this very well. The reality is, they do it well enough...
When your NONVERBAL communication speaks louder than your words…
Did you know that 70 to 93 percent of all communication is NONVERBAL?! So often, we only focus on the words coming out of our mouths. We think long and hard about what we’re going to SAY in certain situations without...
10 tips for getting to the ROOT of an issue as a COACH-LEADER…
I have 10 TIPS for how you as a leader can get to the ROOT of problems on your team, rather than just dealing with the symptoms. Those 10 tips are at the end of this post, but first, I want to tell you a story… I was...
3 things that BREAK trust and teamwork, and how to PREVENT them…
In coaching leaders and leadership teams, the top 3 behaviors that we’ve seen derail trust and teamwork most quickly is… - GOSSIP - PUBLIC DISRESPECT OR EMBARRASSMENT - BREAKING AGREEMENTS First,...
“I don’t want to train the managers under my senior leaders…”
"I don't want to train the managers under my senior leaders until my senior leaders are trained." This is what the president of one of our client companies said to me just yesterday as we collaborated on upcoming...