Start Cultivating Your Leadership Presence We tend to be pragmatic and ‘business like’ when we are in business, and especially in leadership. After all, there is a certain expectation of us, right? Maybe that is the problem. What we expect they expect really isn’t what they are […]
Author Archives: Steve Caldwell
Start Falling in Love with Being Strategic
Start Falling in Love with Being Strategic It is far too common for leaders to avoid proper planning and not devote enough time to strategic thinking. Tactics consume the focus. When leaders focus strategically they can achieve BIG results. When remaining consumed by tactics, small success is […]
Warning! Trying to be a Friend to Your Team Doesn’t Work!
All of us want to be a known as a friend to others. Yet, when we’re promoted to our first management position, it’s common to want to continue to be ‘one of the gang.’ But it doesn’t work. A team needs the guidance and leadership of their manager, and the sooner you learn this the […]
Encyclopedia Salesman to President
Today’s Manager Mojo podcast features Mr. Bob Dorr. We learn how Bob began his career as a door to door encyclopedia salesman and steadily progressed to be the founder and president of a financial services company. It’s a fascinating journey and Bob shares with us the lessons he learned along the way including his 4 […]
Warning: Your Employees Demand Your Resignation!
What would you do if your direct reports came to you demanding your resignation? Would you cave in, cry a river, or learn and keep moving on? Maybe you’d learn to tell your employees you believe in them, encourage their success, and let them know that you care. You might even move on to convince […]
The Shocking Truth About Unrealistic Expectations
Today’s Manager Mojo Podcast highlights the shocking truth about unrealistic expectations. Each of us have expectations that often times gets in the way of performance of the team. We lose our patience and say things that only demotivate our team rather than lift the team. It’s a frustrating battle that we must overcome in order […]
The Alarming Truth About Fake Talk and Low Productivity
Fake Talk and low productivity go hand in hand. Have you ever felt you were painstakingly clear in communicating goals, the details of a project, or some other critical endeavor, only to realize that one (or all!) of your team understood something completely different? The problem is, it happens to the best of us so it […]
How to be the Boss that Shuts Down a Team
Who wants to be the boss that shuts down a team? As managers, we’ve got a job to do, and we have a team of people to utilize to get things done. We can’t do it all ourselves. But the fact is, we often tell people ‘I need this now, and do it my way!’ […]
The Great Management Hoax – 3 Reasons Why Managers Need Systems
The great management hoax is alive and thriving! Time and time again, I talk with managers who are struggling and they don’t know where to turn or who to ask for guidance. Here is what many of them tell me – If I ask my boss for help, he/she will think I’m not ready for […]
Your Success as a Leader is Dependent on One-on-Ones
Far too many managers say they don’t have the time to do one-on-ones with their team. This belief is not only hazardous to their success as a manager; it practically stalls any hope of becoming a great leader. On today’s episode of the Manager Mojo Podcast, we learn that really great leaders know the power […]