Why You Should Lean Into Your Weaknesses
There’s a trend to only focus on your strengths. While I agree you should capitalize on you’re strengths, Leaders are doing everyone a disservice (including themselves) if they don’t work to improve in areas they are weakest. If you’re only focusing on your strengths, that means you’re ignoring the other areas required to be an effective leader. Think...
Why So Many Managers Fail to Become Leaders
It’s ironic the reward for being good at your job is a promotion to a job you haven’t done before (and most often requires a completely different skill set).
One Thing You THINK You Do, But You Actually Don’t
Most people (spouses excluded) won’t call you out, but they’re definitely judging you based on how well you listen when they’re talking. Active Listening is a skill you have to constantly sharpen, but one that’s often forgotten because it’s considered “too basic”. When I say “active listening” I’m not talking about nodding...
5 Critical Skills You Must Develop to Become a Great Leader
After years of studying, practicing, applying, and writing about what the best leaders do, I am confident there are 5 critical skills every leader must develop to become the best leader that can be. These skills do not have to be completed in order, and you will probably find that you already have a high skill level in some or most of them.
What Bad Leaders Consistently Get Wrong About Discipline
One of your direct reports disregards a rule. What do you do? Do you let it slide because they are a top performer? Do make excuses for them because they might not know better? Do you fire them to send a message to your team? It all comes down to discipline, and not in the way you’re probably thinking.
5 Levels of Company Culture and How to Impact Yours Positively
To get a pulse on employee engagement and culture, most company leaders leverage a yearly employee engagement survey. This isn’t enough. Measuring culture is the least important part of the company culture journey. The most crucial part is impacting it.
How the Best Leaders Find Success With Limited Time
Organizations today seem to be on a mission to get more out of less. The best example of this is fewer employees with more responsibility. Often this ends up with a role I call the “two-way” leader. Not only do they have to perform their own job function but they are also responsible for managing a team of people.
When The Best Leaders Use Coaching vs. Feedback
A participant in a recent workshop asked a very important question, “What’s the difference in coaching versus feedback?”
Why Great Leaders Don’t Care About Being Friends First
It’s human nature to want to be liked. While there is nothing wrong with this desire, it may be hurting your ability to lead others effectively.