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Stop Whining About Meetings! 7 Ways to Make Meetings Valuable
Most people tend to whine about meetings saying they are “too long,” “a waste of time,” and “inefficient.” But instead of whining, consider making your meetings as effective as possible by focusing on these seven actions.
5 Unseen Things Often at Work in People’s Lives
Just like the wizard behind the curtain in the Oz movie, what people publicly portray can often be betrayed by what truly exists in their private lives. Keeping secrets can result in a crash when people see the chasm between the two images of us. Here are some of the common things others seldom see but are often at work in our lives and what we can do about them.
How to Finish Well
Layoffs are accelerating. Unexpected retirements are growing. Millions of people are having to make decisions that will determine if they finish well or finish poorly. Here are a few suggestions for those facing this time in life right now.
How to Build Trust in Challenging Times
"Dum spiro spero. While I breathe, I hope." As leaders, right now we need to build a deeper level of trust with those we lead. Here are five steps to build trust in challenging times.
5 Questions Leaders Need to Ask & Answer Right Now
Your organization has more in common with zucchini than you think. Here are 5 questions that leaders need to ask and answer right now to make sure their organizations will survive and thrive.
How to Become a Visionary Leader
Have you ever seen an exemplary visionary leader in action? The way they inspire and make things happen is an example to us all. Here are 8 lessons from one visionary leader that you can implement into your leadership.
5 Reasons We Can (& Should) Be Optimistic Today
Sometimes we focus too much on what is broken over what is good. Here are five reasons why we can and should be optimistic today.
Leadership Fraud: How to Know When Someone Is a Fake
Many people claim to be someone they are not by faking or inflating who they really are. And this includes plenty of leaders, managers, and even pastors. Here are six signs that someone is a fraud.
“Trust Who?” What to Do When You Lose Trust in Others
There are consequences to placing our trust in leaders that squander it, but there are also devastating consequences in refusing to trust at all. So, what are we supposed to do when we lose trust in others? Here are 5 actions to take.
I Am Usually Right & You Are Always Wrong
How is it that people can see topics like work performance, relationships, justice, and the world so differently? And it is very common to see through the lens of “I am usually right, and you are almost always wrong!” Here are the primary reasons for why we see things the way we do and how to better understand others.
6 Essential Traits Needed in Every Member of Your Team - Starting Now
Every leader is only as good as the team he or she has recruited, and recent shifts in our world have re-defined the traits needed by members of successful teams. Here are the 6 essential traits.
Serving Fatigue: When Helping Results in Weariness
There’s muscle fatigue, giving fatigue, caregiving fatigue, and even parenting fatigue. But there is another we commonly see in our work with leaders: serving fatigue. Here are some of the most common causes and a few suggestions for managing it in your life.
3 Facts of Life That We All Have in Common
We often look at others and think, “They have it better than I do.” We are all going through different experiences, but there are three facts of life that are common to all of us. Here is a summary of what God says about these three realities.
How to Handle Confrontation with Compassionate Candor
“Tell it like it is.” “Be honest.” These are just a few of the phrases we often hear when it comes to candor. But they are easier said than done. Here are steps to practice compassionate candor – speaking to others in a way that is both forthright AND caring.
How Do You Lead? 6 Standard Approaches to Leading
What are you most known for in your leadership style? There is no perfect standard approach to leadership, but each can have consequences when not used in the right context. Here are 6 of the most common approaches to leadership.
The Power of Scars
Scars are a part of life – we all have them, whether they are physical or emotional. And they can serve a meaningful purpose. Here are four characteristics of the power of scars.
6 Deadly Miscalculations & How to Avoid Them
“I don’t think Corona is as big a threat as people make it out to be.” Within one short month of this statement, our country and the world were experiencing a catastrophic. We are all fallible people, and as leaders, we have all likely made miscalculations somewhere, sometime. Here are six of the most common miscalculations and how we can avoid them.
Questions Every Leader or Owner Should Be Asking Right Now
We are now in week three of Covid-19 in the US, and there is an ever-growing abundance of webinars, blogs, articles, and podcasts, all offering advice. While it is good to listen and learn, it is equally important to make sure you are asking yourself, your board, and your team the right questions. Here are 19 questions we believe you should be considering over the next few weeks.
10 Reminders for Leaders During this Crisis (& Most Other Times)
COVID-19. A term we had never heard of only 4 months ago and now we will never forget. This is truly a monumental time for everyone, and it can be unsettling to leaders as well. Yet, in the midst of uncertainty, chaos, and confusion, there are two things we as leaders must do now more than ever: learn and lead. Here are 10 reminders to help each of us continue learning and leading well.
11 Things to Remember When Working from Home
As we adjust to the new ‘normal’ of social isolation and social distancing, working from home or working remotely is a reality for you and many of your employees. Here are 11 things we are learning as we adjust to a new virtual workplace.