Communication May be the Leader’s Strongest Tool Dealing with actors can be a bit like herding cats, but like most things, with a little practice you can perfect your communication skill. Communication is much the same way. The tool of communication is a valuable tool in the leader’s arsenal. Use it poorly and the result […]
Author Archives: Steve Caldwell
Build a Championship Team – Utilize People’s Differences
A Championship is not won by one indivividual and every human being is a unique individual. Because of intricately woven backgrounds of culture, knowledge, expectations, traditions and so much more we are human pieces to a puzzle when it comes to building teams. Whenever a team needs to be assembled it is inevitable that each […]
Why Aren’t You Doing What You Love?
What Do You Want to Do and Why Aren’t You Doing It? We all spend a lot of time talking and not enough time doing! But, the business environment of today provides opportunities like never before. Getting a “good job” used to be the hopes and dreams of college graduates and their parents. Now the […]
The Shocking Truth About Vacations
Vacations-Got to Love ‘Em! Vacations provide more than just fun free time for your employees. Did you know that vacations are actually a productivity tool? Send workers away to relax, have fun and they’ll be far more productive. In this podcast Steve discusses the misunderstood value of vacations and shares several ideas for improving productivity […]
How Culture Drives Success in Business
Profitability is the goal of every business but how does culture affect that? What is a business to do when employees are highly productive but that isn’t moving the bottom line? Possibly culture is to blame. Leaders must take an active role engaging with employees if they desire an engaged workforce, one where people not […]
3 Ways Distractions Can be Productive
Distractions can be Good! The practice of ‘focus’ gets a lot of attention. When we are able to stay focused on a given task, all cylinders tend to be clicking and we are getting it done well. However, what if I told you that distractions aren’t the enemy we’ve made them out to be and […]
The #1 Way to Get Results – S.T.O.P!
The #1 Way to Get Results – S.T.O.P! Who doesn’t want to get results? We’ve discussed this in prior podcasts, yet because it is such an important topic we are discussing it again. Leaders in business today are TOO BUSY! The challenge, however, is getting that under control. The reality is that you as the […]
3 Reasons We Fail to Communicate
Do you ever fail to communicate with someone? Who are your biggest role models for communication? If we had parents who struggled in their communication between one another or with you and your siblings, likely you have some of those habits. If you’ve had a boss who was used to shouting orders, you may have […]
Leadership Begins With YOU
As you are building your career, what does leadership mean to you? Is it the standard you set for those who are leading an organization, or is it the standard you are setting for yourself every day – 24/7? We live in a society absorbed by celebrity and a craving to point the finger at […]
3 Ways to Communicate From the Inside Out
I swear we try to communicate but; it’s not uncommon for managers to struggle with effective communication with their team. Instructions may be misunderstood, team goals remain unclear and team results are below par. If you’re having that problem, you can rest assured you’re not the first! Yet, there is a solution, and you can […]