Communication issues can be detrimental to a functional team. For leaders struggling to get work done through those issues, the 5 Rules...
How Same-Page Meetings Work for All Leaders
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Managing Talent
Tools for Better Quarterly Conversations
Even if you talk with your team members and have regular check-ins, the quarterly conversations are still a critical part of EOS. They offer a unique opportunity to truly listen to what each individual team member has to...
3 Tips to Encourage Your Team to Establish Their Own Rocks
Cascading EOS is about completing three main tasks: teaching the tools to your team, coaching them through barriers they encounter when using the tools, and ultimately watching them become such experts they can go through...
A Different Approach to Onboarding From Day One
I had the delightful opportunity to chat with Kelly Plawinski, the COO and EOS Integrator at Adamy Valuation. Adamy is a financial services firm based out of Grand Rapids MI that serves business owners, legal experts,...
Leadership Books & Courage
One of the best leadership books I read last year was Dare to Lead by Brené Brown. As I work with leaders through the EOS® process and as part of the LeaderWork program, I am constantly in situations where I see people display courage and speak/hear truth,...
Learn How to Use the Team Member Fact Sheet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDd0YT776Jk "Trust is a gift. Great leaders learn it, give it, and earn it each day." – Scott Patchin Download the Fact Sheet
Let’s call it Trust Building, not Team Building
When I say team building, how many of you roll your eyes or audibly grown? It is a common response. Here is a story of how a challenge from a leader led me to an answer that will make team building go away and trust building take over for your team as a critical team health activity.
Communication: One reality and three healthy habits
Communication is a critical leadership skill. Here is one reality to frame the conversation and three habits that will become skills if leaders commit to them. People-centered leaders make communication a priority and focus on it daily. Listen . . . Lead. Repeat often!
My 7 Favorite Books for a Leadership Book Study
Book study groups are an easy way to get leaders at all levels of your organization connecting and learning together. Here are my top 7 book recommendations, plus book study tips.
3 Tips for Getting Your People to Own Their Development
Seth Godin says “it is your job to figure out the path” and while most people will say they want to learn and develop, it is important that people demonstrate that ownership as part of the process. Not everybody is ready for it, and as a leader you need to spend your time with people that are ready. Here are three tips for testing individual ownership for growth and development.
Powerful Questions
Great conversations start with a question. What if that question was a powerful question? Leaders that ask powerful questions invite themselves and the people around them to bring more of their heart and mind to their work. Here are four powerful questions to add to your script and resources to explore more.
Wait Not – Waste Not
In the age of lean thinking waste has become a focus. While the focus is often financial and physical waste, the waste to our organization of waiting is often overlooked.