See It Before It Happens

Oct 26, 2023 | Leadership Development

Wouldn’t it be great if the next time something unexpected happened, your team spent less time reacting and more time taking action? It may sound impossible, but it’s not. I’ve had several conversations with clients recently about how to develop quicker and more effective responses to the unexpected. We’ve all come to accept that changes are and will continue to occur at faster and faster rates, so what can we do? As leaders, how can we help our teams cope? We help them get better at seeing...

Are You Developing Problem Reporters or Problem Solvers?

Sep 19, 2023 | Leadership Development

“I know this is terrible to say, but I don’t want Larry on my executive team. He sucks the energy out of the room. Brad, the previous director who managed Larry, was great, but Larry exhausted him! I know Larry wants to become a director and I really can’t fault his performance. It’s just him. He’ll kill the energy and culture we’ve developed as an executive team this past year and I won’t jeopardize that.” That may sound a bit dramatic, but it’s a very real issue one of my clients is dealing...

Limit Your Focus and Stop the Confusion

Jul 25, 2023 | Leadership Development

A client recently shared, “My team never seems to know what to do or when to take initiative. They wait for me to tell them what to do and I’m tired of it. I can’t continue to do everyone’s job!” Does this sound familiar? You’re an experienced leader. You’ve onboarded, trained, developed, and worked with dozens of team members before but times are different. There’s way more work to do than ever before and fewer experienced people to do it, so it falls to you or it doesn’t get done. Right?...

Communicating With Executives So They Get It

Jun 20, 2023 | Leadership Development

Four times in the last two weeks, I’ve been asked to help a client or their management team hone their communication skills so they better understand one another and so their meetings and strategic planning update sessions are ‘tighter’ and more productive. In various ways each client said, “Help! We’re drowning! We’ve got too many things to do and too few people to do it all. Because we’re overwhelmed, we don’t clearly communicate what’s important. We spew words at one another as we...

What Would You Do If I Weren’t Here…

Apr 25, 2023 | Leadership Development

No, this article isn’t going to be about what will happen to your company if something were to happen to you. This article is about what’s happening with your company NOW. More specifically, what’s happening with your managers and team members now – and what’s NOT happening with them - while you're their leader. What are you teaching them to do and not to do? What’s happening with your managers and team members now – and what’s NOT happening with them – while you're their leader. What are you...