Many organizations do not achieve their true potential because they leave much of their power on the table. Organizations often have a culture that prevents people from bringing their full potential to the organization. While an organization...
Read moreSeeking and Accepting Feedback
Some years back I heard the story of a well-known minister and his response to feedback. After preaching, he would greet the members of the congregation as they exited. Of course, many of them simply offered a greeting of “Good morning” or...
Read moreGet Real!
Authenticity brings the real person. Authenticity is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as “the quality of being real or true.” It is also frequently defined as being genuine or worthy of belief. Of course, the opposite of being authentic is to...
Read moreLeading from Behind
In recent years the phrase, leading from behind, has become popular. People often mention Nelson Mandela as a person who popularized this leadership concept. In his 1994 autobiography, “Long Walk to Freedom,” Mandela described his model of...
Read moreFocus and Choice
Business strategy is about focus and choice. Strategy answers the question, what will we choose to focus on and what will we choose not to focus on? The struggle that many organizations deal with when trying to think strategically is a fear of...
Read moreFeedback and Character
How to Deal with Character Issues when Providing Performance Feedback One of the most important guidelines for providing effective feedback is to focus on behavior or action and the results or effects that follow. This guideline makes feedback...
Read moreThe Best Bosses Are Humble Bosses
“After decades of screening potential leaders for charm and charisma, some employers are realizing they’ve been missing one of the most important traits of all: humility.” Thus begins an article by Sue Shellenbarger in an article written for The...
Read moreFive Styles of Feedback
Providing performance feedback to team members is an essential part of a leader’s task. Effective leaders are focused on the engagement and development of the people in their organization. Feedback is one of the most important tools for...
Read moreTen Tips for Effective Feedback
Feedback is essential for the success of any organization. One of the goals of an effective leader is assisting his/her team members to grow and succeed. Providing feedback is an important tool for guiding people as they seek to improve...
Read moreGremlins
Since I am writing this on the morning of Halloween, I thought it appropriate to think about gremlins. Not the gremlins that are children dressed in costumes or the gremlins that are decorations in the neighbors’ yards. The gremlins that we are...
Read more