I spend a lot of time with leaders of both for-profit and non-profit organizations. Those non-profit leaders want to know how they can be heard above the crowd. Every day, there are more and more organizations forming to support one cause or another. How can you be heard above the…
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How Leaders Can Increase Their Self-Awareness in 5 Easy Steps
Tuesday, we talked about the importance of self-awareness in your life. Today, we give you several tools to help you increase your self-awareness in any given situation. More executives derail because they lack self-awareness. Since were getting ready to celebrate the Fourth of July I thought I’d help you spot…
Continue Reading....How Can Entrepreneurs Increase Their Self-Awareness?
When I work with managers who have been recently promoted to increasing responsibility, the first thing I work with them on is self-awareness. I believe it is critical to your success as a manager to understand the impact you have on other people. When employees are asked on surveys who…
Continue Reading....How Can Serving Leaders Help Overcome Challenges?
How do you build a better business? How can leaders create an organization that changes the world in uncertain times? As we move into summer I thought it’s a good time to share our vision for helping you become better serving leaders. How can leaders find the right pieces to overcome the…
Continue Reading....What Qualities Should Your High Performing Teams Have?
When you think about the people on your high performing teams, what qualities should they have? If they don’t have these key qualities how does it impact their teams’ performance? For an organization to excel today it must leverage both team and individual contributions.
Continue Reading....Are You Still Empowering Your Team?
I’ve been reading several reports about employee disengagement. The numbers are staggering. Between 60-70% of employees feel unempowered in their current roles. If your business was a car, you would be driving down the road on one tire. It may as well be a unicycle.
Continue Reading....Happy Fathers Day! Timeless Leadership Lessons From Your Grandfather.
With Father’s Day just around the corner, I started thinking about my grandfather. How did he teach the men around him to be better fathers? What fathering legacy did he pass on to future generations?
Continue Reading....How Do You Attract and Recruit High Performing Team Members?
What’s the biggest challenge entrepreneurs face? What single duty do most private business owners dread? No, I’m not talking about paying taxes or having a root canal. Over 80% of the entrepreneurs I work with hate, yes, hate hiring people. It’s ironic to me having spent many years in executive…
Continue Reading....Can Maya Angelou Inspire You to Find Your Own Gifts and Voice?
The world lost an incredible poet and serving leader, Maya Angelou has left the world this week. Shy and quiet people often share with me they are not sure how they can make a difference in our world. I share with them the story of Maya Angelou. Her life and…
Continue Reading....Why Do We Honor Veterans on this Memorial Day?
When you think of the most important men and women in your lives, how many are veterans or family members of those who served our country? In my family, every generation has served our country for over 200 plus years. We served with George Washington and serve under President Obama. You…
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