As leaders, we experience frustration on occasion, including being frustrated when some team members lack initiative. We don’t understand. We’ve created a great work environment in which everyone should be engaged. We teach them, train them, and coach them. We encourage them to take the initiative in assessing situations-to take charge, make decisions, and act […]
Attracting and Keeping The Best Employees
I was recently asked, ‘how do I attract good people to our company?’ Some industries are challenged to find people to work at all, hence the problem. This complex topic deserves more than a few hundred words to address, so I’ve provided a link to a short audio clip from a presentation I did on […]
Leaders Are Teachers
Next week-May 8-12, 2017-is National Teacher Appreciation Week, a time to celebrate both the contributions and sacrifices teachers make to educate our future leaders. Teachers rock! I’ll never forget my third grade teacher for many reasons. Mrs. Watson was caring, helpful, patient, demanding but fair. Mostly, she made learning fun. And she was genuinely a […]
Margins or Market Share ?
I was reading a recent article about the competitiveness of the ‘razor blade’ industry. As you are probably aware, the dominant player (Gillette) has been losing market share to smaller producers for the past five or six years. The competitors have simply attacked the ‘Big G’s’ dominant market position with a different approach to […]
Co-Worker to Boss
A common occurrence in any organization is when someone gets promoted to be the boss of their co-workers. I know I’ve experienced it many times and I know it’s happened to many of my clients. It’s probably happened to you. You were promoted to supervise those that you worked alongside, or perhaps one of your […]
Leaders Maintain Control
I was disappointed to read a recent article (and see video) of a brawl between parents and students at a high school basketball game. Yes, you read this correctly … brawl > parents > students > high school > game. This should never happen. We are living in a civilized country with common ideals. Where is […]
You and Empathy
Often after a coaching assignment or a leadership development session I’ll take my own advice and ‘reflect.’ I’ll reflect on what went well … what didn’t go well … what I could have done to have made the experience better for the client … then I’ll make necessary adjustments for improvement. In preparation for launching […]