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Candor: How to Balance Truth with Care [VIDEO]
Speaking with candor is easier said than done. People can either speak so directly that they forget how it will affect the other person, or they are so compassionate that the meaning of the feedback is lost. Here are helpful tips for balancing both care and confrontation when giving candor and how to receive it well.
50% of All Employees Will Need to Be Re-Skilled by 2025 - What Is Your Plan?
The skills needed for employees to succeed are changing due to disruptions in our culture. One report states that 50% of all employees will need to be retrained in the next five years in specific areas. Here’s what they are.
The Power of Planning: Why a Lack of Planning Results in Pain & What Leaders Can Do About It
“Why do I need to have a plan?” Here are three good reasons: the pandemic, the march on Capitol Hill, and the deep freeze in Texas. There were many contributing factors that produced these crises, but first and foremost was the LACK OF PLANNING. Here are six steps that will help you capture the power of planning for your organization.
Dis-ability or Different-ability? 6 Leadership Lessons from Those Who Are Different
There are about 40 million people in the U.S. living with some type of disability. People with disabilities have extraordinary abilities, or what I call “different-abilities.” Here are six lessons from them that we can apply to our life and leadership.
Building Loyalty: How to Avoid the "25th Amendment" in Your Team
What would happen if our businesses, churches, and nonprofit organizations had the authority to remove their leader? Like on Survivor, would your team vote you off the island? If the answer might be yes, here are seven actions to earn and retain your team’s loyalty.
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Moving from Seething to Healing: 8 Ways We Can Do Better [INFOGRAPHIC]
Over the past year, we have experienced an extraordinary amount of emotional, relational, and physical destruction and death. So how can we move forward and experience healing in our families, organizations, churches, and country? Here are 8 ways we can all do better and actually make a difference.
Addict or Life Saver? How to See the Full Picture & Resist Faulty Conclusions
A drug addict runs into the ER with a baby that is almost dead. Is she an addict or a life saver? Here are 9 ways for us to see the full picture of the situation we are dealing with and decrease the risk of reaching faulty conclusions.
Starting the Year with Advice from Those Ahead of You
When I am stuck in traffic, I always wonder, “What is going on up ahead? Would those drivers with a better perspective tell me to turn around?” So, to start out the new year, we asked a number of our consultants and clients to share their best advice for other leaders. Here are the three themes that surfaced most often.
What We Can Learn About Leadership From Clark Griswold
The Griswolds. Clark. Ellen. Cousin Eddie. There is a reason National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is one of the most popular Christmas movies in American culture – it presents a view of the imperfections of life, family, and relationships. Here are six leadership lessons that we can learn from Clark Griswold this Christmas.
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Feedback: How to Handle Feedback as a Leader [VIDEO]
“Can I give you some feedback?” Those six words can be hard to hear, especially for those in leadership. Here are five ways to handle feedback as a leader.
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Conflict: How to Fight Right [VIDEO]
Conflict in organizations and relationships is inevitable. But you have the option to make it valuable by learning to fight right instead of letting it become toxic and destructive. Here are four elements in learning how to fight right.
6 Leadership Lessons from Those Who Lead from Behind
Every successful leader has someone behind them, working behind the scenes to shape and help them. Here are six things we can learn from those who lead from behind.
Want to be Taken Seriously? Do These 7 Things
Every leader has experienced the feeling of being overlooked, and it doesn’t feel good. But rather than wearing your victim shirt, take responsibility for what you can. By doing these seven things, leaders and others will take you more seriously.
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Teams: 5 Traits of a High Performing Team [VIDEO]
Some teams just chase the next thing in front of them. Others rely on a single “superstar” to carry them. But neither of these methods will allow a team to be successful in the long run. Here are five traits of high performing teams.
The 4 Seasons of Leadership Every Leader Will Experience
Similar to the seasons of weather, leaders also go through seasons. If you are in a tough season of leadership, do not be discouraged – seasons are not supposed to be permanent. Here are the four seasons of leadership that every leader will experience.
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 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.
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Delegation: How Wise Leaders Delegate Effectively [VIDEO]
Have you ever felt like a magnet where more and more things stick to you as you go through your day? You either fail to give things away, or tasks that others should have done land on you? Here are five steps to help you delegate wisely and effectively.