You are told to find a goal to accomplish. What happens shortly after? You fail to reach the goal. You might picture living the new you who achieved the goal. You stopped after a few tries because you didn’t feel the goal was important anymore or there must be another silver bullet that would allow […]
Read More »Each person is their own superhero. When you are feeling down, you have a perceived “running on empty”. There is still a reserve too often overlooked. When you are feeling like nothing can get in your way to achieve your dream, to lead a team to the desired goal, to right a wrong in your […]
Read More »When provided an opportunity that requires deep thinking, you might hear people say, “I am not creative”. Perhaps a person thinks that only artists are creative and they are not that artist. Human nature notes that all people are creative. We have to be to exist. Why back off in the workplace or downplay one’s […]
Read More »Look around at work. You might see others just going through the motions of meeting their performance objectives. They might think if they sit straighter in their chair, hide their screen time and look interested, they will have a change in their results. Exercise goals at the beginning of the year are set with a […]
Read More »Do you find it easy to get sidetracked at work or the scope of a project starts to expand? You might then wonder where the day has gone. It has been said where your focus goes, your energy goes. Your success is directly tied to what you do. Are you working on what is meaningful […]
Read More »In getting to know people new to you, you seek as much information about them as you can get in that first opportunity. People desire to get comfortable with others and build a connection. People getting to success faster than others work on building trust faster than others. What are you doing today to build […]
Read More »Each day we are faced with choices on whether to display vulnerability without apology, to be a model of humanness. One element as a leader is to recognize the imperfectness of your nature. It isn’t an easy thing to do given the expectations you place on yourself to be some perfect person. In this struggle […]
Read More »Have you said to yourself or someone else, “I need to get this perfect before _“? It might have been a test, a project, a painting, dinner. Maybe a presentation or speech. What happens? You put an expectation onto yourself that nothing less than something with zero error will do. There becomes a confusion between […]
Read More »In this collaboration age in order to pivot rather than perish, we need who you are. One thing is needed from you. That is to be all who you are. This is time to stand out and show your talents, skills, and leadership. In order to collaborate the following is needed: 1) clarity on who […]
Read More »Sometimes in my life, I found myself looking in at my life. I was looking toward my boss to show me my calendar for the day. It didn’t stop there. I had family and friends do it too. I was reserved. I then had to work hard to show my eagerness to please, to show […]
Read More »Do you hide the scars of your past experiences from others? I was taught early on that you bury the pain, humiliation and other impacts from your conflicts and experiences that end in failure. I was taught to put on a confident face, a mask that covers up the inner turmoil in public and even […]
Read More »One of the things I found early on in my business life was I tried to get to the goal. The completion of the goal was all that mattered. I was told “you get paid on completions.” This was reinforced in the jobs I held. Later I sought jobs that led to rewarding journeys. My […]
Read More »Whether it is your personal life or your business life leading an organization, there are fundamentals fueling growth and development. Where are you expressing hope today? When a person plants a seed into the ground, there is hope expressed by that person that it germinates and breaks through the ground level into its anticipated form. […]
Read More »When you are facing the inevitable obstacle in reaching your goal or dream, do you really start the new day with a fresh look? Sometimes people don’t let go of yesterday’s disaster. It happened, yes. It might not be easy to let go. Put the issue down for a short time. Focus on something else […]
Read More »Good leaders ensure that the team is engaged in sending the right signals. Do you see what is happening around you as your work with your team members? Have you figured out where you fit in and how it supports the team? Does each member of the team address the wrinkles in the process each […]
Read More »What is the attitude of people in your team when they are engaged to reach a goal? Do they seek to dig into the current state and devise solutions? Do they ask questions of each to understand with greater clarity? When the members of a group trust and value each other, they feel free to […]
Read More »In many companies today employee culture is touted as engaging, empowering and collaborating. They misguidingly use the buzzwords to attract talent as they have continuing turnover. When you dig below the surface, you will find not collaborating but maybe cooperating. People are going through the daily assignments, checking them off and leaving the office at […]
Read More »Who do want to work with and what are you willing to create? Being on a team at work sometimes gives each person concern about the other members. Sometimes individuals will hold back until others prove themselves. Trust is slow to build and as a result people wait to work together. They need to be […]
Read More »When was the last time your project didn’t go well, the team didn’t perform as expected and the goal had to be changed, or if met, it took a lot more effort to get there? We should be looking at our team’s collaboration skill. A study was created to see how teams perform. Who performed […]
Read More »When we are in it for ourselves, the team is left to fend for itself and perhaps focus their energy on reaching the goal. Too often the team wanders without realizing it takes the collaboration of each member to bring out the finest performance. Key to success is a focus not only the director but […]
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