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As Christmas draws near, it presents time for reflection. Let’s reflect on being “poor in spirit,” and decode what it really means. The reason I suggest this reflection is because to collaborate effectively, we must be poor in spirit! Decoded: we must exercise humility, which is the ability to empty oneself of pride, and focus …
I have used this little gem of a collaborative conversation tool daily for 25 years. Conversation focused on the other person is the grist for collaborating effectively. It helps you keep the conversation meaningful (focused on the other person). You ask the other person about their family or their friends you may know, what they …
TRANSCRIPT: HOST: We’ll talk a little bit about Bring Out the Greatness! which is being hosted by the Authentic Leadership Foundation. The goal of the evening is to raise funds to fund character-based leadership programs for youth and educators. It’s going to be on Thursday, December 1st at 7:30 pm and it’s going to be …
Have you ever been on a project team and felt the ground rules included some of these phrases?I’ll try being nicer if you’ll try being smarter.Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.E-mail is not to be used to pass on information or data. It should be used only for company business.I’m not …
How many times have you been frustrated or lost your temper and regretted the action you chose to take immediately afterwards? You know, the one you needed to apologize for later. The one that made you feel better for about five seconds and then you wished you could take it back. Anger alone is ok. …
There are many books available on Leadership, but have you seen one on Follower-ship? You’ve heard the old saying “You have to learn to follow before you learn to lead.” But how do you practice following? Here are three suggested steps. Practice listening. Simply repeating back what someone else said to them is a way …
Collaboration boils down to constant communication, resulting in greater trust. But this begs the question: what if your actual communication skills need improvement? Here’s a helpful metaphor – according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, ‘English as a second language is quickly becoming a professionalized industry. There was a time when simply …
Creating new habits takes time, even when you know it is a good idea. A while back we bought a new Honda minivan that came with a “cool box” to keep items refrigerated when traveling. A year later, we noticed that we finally had the hang of intentionally using it during our trip to Canada …
“Successful business people stand on ground that is crumbling beneath their feet” – Joseph SchumpeterI don’t know about you, but I’ve encountered this quote several times over the years and I don’t think I really ever understood what it meant. For some reason, I paused when I saw it recently and gave it some thought. What does …
When I returned my rental car to the airport during a recent trip, I was approached by a man in a bright yellow vest. He introduced himself as Jesse, informed me he worked for the rental car company, and asked if he could take me to the terminal in the car I had just returned. …
There is something to be said in strong Leadership when it comes to “letting others shine.” Indeed, in order to bring out the best in others, a leader needs to make sure that proper credit is given where credit is due. But sometimes that takes some intentional effort on the leader’s part. Here are three …
This is the Quality Growth Process visual. The reason organizations fail to achieve quality growth is because they fail to capture who they are and capitalize on it. How do you do that? Moving backwards, from right to left, everyone wants quality growth and has a strategy to achieve it. Before strategy however, comes culture. If you don’t …
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