Are you in control of your life, or are you leaving that to chance? We each have the power to affect the course of our life, yet far too few take it and develop the confidence that can motivate ourselves and others. Taking your power doesn’t mean you are obnoxious or a bully. Quite the […]
Employee Engagement
Team Building – What About Me?
In today’s employment environment, workers have a choice of where to be employed. Businesses are constantly looking for talented people. However, far too many employees quickly become disenchanted when they report to weak managers who have no education or training in leadership. Companies can learn from sports. When hiring talented players, be prepared to train […]
Delegation and Morale
Being able to delegate effectively is an important skill of the manager and leader. Unfortunately, too many don’t understand what delegation really is and how it can be used to affect the morale of the team. The successful manager is challenging their team members to gain knowledge and grow to the next level of success. […]
What is My Job?
‘What is my job?’ is a question we should be asking ourselves on a regular basis. It is far too common that we get caught up in the DOING of stuff, and we lose sight of what we are truly paid to do – get results. But you need to be clear on what results […]
How Do You Play a Game if You Don’t Know the Rules?
It’s a common situation. We’re told ‘Congratulations, you’re the new (title)!’ and you feel you’re being rewarded for the good job you’ve been doing. So you keep doing it, only to realize that your boss never clarified the additional responsibilities (rules!) this new position required until they pointed out you hadn’t done them. Unfortunately it’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
Find Your True North and Lead
What is Your True North? It is critical for leaders to be clear about their True North. The leaders of yester-year can’t be the leaders of today with the evolutionary and revolutionary move from the ‘Me’ generation to the ‘We’ generation. While today’s young leaders desire collaboration, transparency and engagement they thrive on working in […]
Stop Expecting Others to Motivate You
Stop Expecting Others to Motivate You What does it take to motivate and inspire you? Are you so committed to your dream that nothing can stop you? Justin Morgan loved football, but high school injuries and a coach who laughed and said he would never be able to play in college stirred his desire to […]
On Why Being a Rookie is Your Best Advantage
Let’s face it, we all have been there: looking for a new opportunity in our careers is not something new, it is in fact a dilemma that most, if not all of us, have been through. Most of the time, we fail to jump into a new opportunity because we were scared to be… rookies. […]