Use these three adjectives to drive and measure your efforts to develop as a leader.
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Managing Talent
Secret Sauce for Performance – Knowing What Matters to Your People. A story . . .
Rewarding people means knowing what matters the most to people. Here is a story about what that looks like and two things you can do to
Finally Friday! – Why it is the best day to connect with your people
Friday is really a rare opportunity to connect with your people. Here is why and how you can use what they say to learn a little bit more
Resilience – 4 Steps to NOT make it another initiative
Resilience is a timely discussion given the current economic realities. The key is not to make it an initiative, but make it a habit. Here are some key steps that help make that a reality
Self-Awareness 101: Why it matters and 5 questions to get started
Understanding ourselves is the number one ingredient to successfully manage our career choices, stress, job changes, and our own happiness. It is a big topic, but here is a good place to start in 300 words.
I know I said I would do that, but . . TrustBUSTER™ #9 – Four common causes and solutions
Teams come together around a task to complete. An inability of team members to own and complete work on time will destroy trust. Explore the origin of this TrustBUSTER and what leaders can do to ensure it does not become an issue on their team.
TrustBUSTER™ #7 – Values individual success over team goals
This explores TrustBUSTER™ #7, which is valuing individual success over team goals. This is an issue largely for people who see focus first on getting the work done. Explore this TrustBUSTER™ and learn three things a leader can do to help make this problem go away.
Here is what I think. . . TrustBUSTER™ #5 – Tells a lot, listens very little
TrustBUSTER™ #5 – Tells a lot, listens very little. What is this and how does it relate to leadership and how organizations operate. What are the top 3 listening times for leaders? Where does the employee survey fit into all of this?
trU Tips 9: There is no ‘I’ in team – When and why this is wrong
trU Tips #9 – A monthly publication by The trU Group. This topic is exploring when and why the notion of “There is no ‘I’ in team” is wrong. When bringing together highly driven and successful people, there has to be an I or it will not work. This is especially true for entrepreneurial organizations and certain industries like financial services. This includes some expert advice around how to form a team with these experts.
I like this . . . .(DO NOT) Check Your Personal Baggage at the Door
I like the reminder from this post about how important it is to have people bring their whole self to work. While one might look at this post and conclude that it provides a reason not to perform the job - I would offer a challenge to look at this another way. It...
B Players: 3 Things Leaders Can Do to Energize Them
Getting B players to get more involved in the business is easier than putting a man on the moon. It might even be easier than setting up a new Facebook account for some of us. Here are three things that will help ignite the solid performers on your team and improve the performance of your business.
Is it possible to hire all A players? Three Realities
Everyone wants to hire the best people. It is hard to argue with the strategy, but is it really possible and is it the best strategy. This addresses the realities of that strategy for organizations who want to do it but might be struggling with the results of their efforts or just want to figure out where to start.