Leadership Dysfunction – Doing What You’ve Always Done

Jun 22, 2021 | Leadership Development

“This looks good in general, but there are several items that need to be corrected.”...No response. “As I’ve asked before, how do you know everyone wants to continue to stay on the team?”...No response. “I recommend we tap the brakes on asking the directors to create their promotional videos. Without some upfront coordination, we run the risk of, once again, having incorrect information being conveyed because we acted before we coordinated internally. Let’s first provide the...

Your Silence Speaks Volumes: Speak and Lead Proactively

Mar 23, 2021 | Leadership Development

How you communicate as a leader is critical. There’s nothing new in that. However, what I’m finding more frequently is that leaders aren’t appreciating how loudly their silence speaks to their teams and what their silence says about their leadership. Whether it’s a company president, director of regional sales, or a team lead, leaders are staying silent too often. Their silence is not motivated by a fear of crossing a line on political correctness. Their silence is instead driven by a fear of...

What Leaders Need to Do Now

Jan 26, 2021 | Leadership Development

Given the challenging times we are experiencing, those leaders who are realizing success with their businesses, organizations, associations, and memberships, are those who are doing three things intentionally 1) Articulating and maintaining a clear purpose, 2) Focusing on and strengthening their teams, and 3) Refining their teams’ paths forward. They’re not doing anything unique or new but they are being intentional. They’re focusing on the essentials to ensure their teams, their...

What Happens When a Leader Spells Team with an ‘I’?

Nov 17, 2020 | Leadership Development

We’ve all heard the old saying, “There is no ‘I’ in team.” When you hear it, you probably want to roll your eyes as you think to yourself, “Ugh! That’s so cliché and corny!” Yeah, well I felt the same way too until I recently experienced a board chair figuratively spell the word team with an 'I' at least six times during a board meeting. During that one board meeting, I observed 16 highly-experienced, professional, and articulate board members shrink from their responsibilities and limit their...

Do You Like the Person and Leader You’ve Turned Out to Be?

Oct 20, 2020 | Leadership Development

With so many challenges facing our families, schools, communities, businesses, healthcare and governmental institutions, the responsibilities on us as parents, professionals, and leaders have grown dramatically. And there’s no end in sight. As leaders, how we address our challenges speaks volumes about us as people and as leaders. As leaders, how we address our challenges speaks volumes about us as people and as leaders. How we communicate, behave, guide, and take action during challenging...