Sugar and spice and everything nice? No, this is not the literal stuff confident leaders are made of, but if we sum it up, then this age-old phrase may actually be quite close to the truth. Leaders are born differently from each other; they experience different things, go to different schools, have different sets of […]
Author Archives: Steve Caldwell
Conflict is Inevitable
We’ve heard it since we were children, ‘Conflict is inevitable.’ We grow up expecting that, and depending on our personalities may either try to avoid conflict altogether, seek positive ways for dealing with it, or be prepared to go after it full throttle. However, when you are in management, you need to be prepared to […]
Ready to Begin Performing at a Higher Level?
If you fear the loss of your job if you appear ‘stupid’ or don’t have all the answers, you are heading down the wrong road. To become a high performer requires an understanding of strengths and weaknesses, how you can best contribute and what you desire for your life. When you are grounded in this […]
Conflict Management
When we were children our parents taught us the ‘magic words’ to say to our brother or sister when we stole their toy. And what were they? “I’m sorry!” Those words are still magic when you are in the midst of a disagreement and conflict. While you may not deliberately try to start conflict within […]
Do You Believe in Your Own Potential?
Do You Believe in your own potential? Elizabeth McCormick was simply trying to use her potential and gain employment when she decided to be a helicopter pilot. She had no idea that women weren’t allowed to hold that position. Far too often we willingly accept others opinions about our abilities and potential. When they say […]
Five Ways You Become a Good Communicator
Leadership and management is a practice of good communication. You become a leader by creating and managing a team that backs you up and gives you the support you need in order to become successful. However, if you cannot effectively communicate, you will not be able to keep your team engrossed enough in projects to […]
Performance Conflict
Performance Conflict While performance is the focus, those who are regularly the top achievers can inadvertently make their team members nervous and jealous, as their success is nudging others to step forward and do the same. How do you create teams and a business focused on performance when human emotions can derail it? Listen to […]
Change Leadership and its Role in Success
No matter what field you are in – sales, manufacturing, medicine – you need a dependable team to fuel your company to success. How do you create a dependable team? By being a champion of change leadership. Being a leader during changing times is tough, tougher especially for those who are used to the traditional […]
Create a Financial Performance Index for Your Leadership
Create a Financial Performance Index for Your Leadership Have you ever thought of looking at the quality of leadership first? If you think a PE Ratio is more important than the people at the top of the organization, you may be surprised. Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor of Business at the Ross School, University of […]
Push Pull Leadership
Push Pull Leadership Do you typically find yourself pushing tasks to your team, telling them what to do, or are you pulling spectacular results and critical contributions out of team members? There is a tendency for leaders to lean one way or the other, yet pulling success out of your team leads to a work […]