Becoming Our Best
Leaders and other professionals will often talk about growth and the path to success. Buried in that discussion is often a sense of being able to arrive. That if we […]
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Overcoming
We all have obstacles in life and in our work. Some of those obstacles are large and others are smaller, but in every life there are obstacles for us to
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
There used to be a TV Show called Cheers whose theme song said, “….where everybody knows your name.” Cheers was a sitcom that included quirky people who somehow became friends.
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The Power of Focus and Attitude
Leaders must ask themselves every day what they will focus on for that day and week. The challenge for many people is that they begin their day by responding to
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Engaging Your Team
It is easy to get distracted by many things. Individual needs and preferences are important to understand, but they can cause us to swerve away from the greatest priorities. Leaders
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Winning Leadership Priorities
There are many priorities that leaders can choose. Profitability, efficiency, and notoriety to name a few. These priorities are fine in proper perspective, but they are not the keys to
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The Risk of Growth
Fear. Leaders hear lots of things that produce fear. We hear about possibilities of recession, public health crisis, challenges with the labor market, budget woes, supply chain issues, and more.
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New Beginnings
If you watch an artist at work, you will observe they begin with a blank canvas. Then they add their outline. Next, they move to add the first background color
Catching Criticism
Criticism is just a natural part of life. Leaders especially will draw criticism to themselves when they chart a new course or make a difficult decision. It is never fun
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Forging a New Path
People are torn between wanting to leave the past behind and holding onto it for security. We do not want to repeat the mistakes, but we love the predictability
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