trUTips are published 9-10 times per year. Do you want to receive trUTips automatically? Sign up here. Worried about getting on a spam list? Read The trU Group privacy policy. For daily or weekly thoughts, please subscribe to our blog or follow us on Twitter. trUTips...
Owner and Founder I started The trU Group to help organizations and leaders in transition realize growth and excellence. My expertise lies in creating strategy, developing leaders, and then building and equipping both leaders and leadership teams to effectively manage...
If a selection has an * I recommend it as a gift to a new leader and/or team member. Before you give a gift, please read this gift-giving advice. Managing More Effectively *One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard *Managing Right for the First Time by David C. Baker...
Onboarding Talent Team Member Fact Sheet Role Summary and Focus (a performance and engagement focused job description) Developing Talent - Tools (for more info see trU Tip #15 - Development Plans) Performance Conversations - Feedback Form Template Performance...
2-3-2011 CORP! Magazine Article—Left Brain? Right Brain? How About No Brain? Will the call to innovate and lean-up work for your organization? As the recovery unfolds, here is a little wisdom on how to get people engaged at a level that will help you achieve some of...
The Entrepreneurial Operating System depends on a great relationship between the Visionary and Integrator. Rocket Fuel helps with that, and this study guide directs a conversation between these EOS leaders to help them apply it to improve their effectiveness as...
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.
Simple and not easy characterizes many choices we have to make as leaders. Simple blurs the resistance that keeps us from moving forward with decisions that are not easy.
Stephen Covey called it “Sharpening the Saw.” It is that time when we step back and take a look at where we have been, where we are, and where we are going.
How do leaders effectively manage their personal growth and the growth of their organization? It boils down to MIND THE GAP, and here is a keynote workshop I did for a group of economic development professionals in Michigan. It includes tools and techniques (including the Entrepreneurial Operating System) I use to help them Create / Manage / Own the GAP.
People-centered leadership. Easy to say, and the capacity to do it will be tested when you commit to developing your people, because their career plans might lead them outside your team or organization. It is the time of year to make plans for 2016 – should yours be to increase your capacity as a people-centered leader? Here is a question that will help get that started.
Rick Carson calls them Gremlins. Seth Godin calls it our Lizard Brain. A key part of performance is learning to get unstuck when we are faced with a big challenge. Leaders need to be great at this, and helping your team become great at this will do amazing things for individual and organizational performance. Here are some learning resources that will help you develop mastery as a leader and equip others to join you on the journey.