Are you Monitoring Your Progress?
Are you Monitoring Your Progress? I talk a lot about mission. You must have a mission. Make sure your team is fired up about your mission. But missions can be huge! How do you know that you are moving towards your mission? What progress should you make each week; each month; each year? Whether you […]
What is Passion and Why is it so Important?
What is Passion and Why is it so Important? I believe that we are all meant to live lives filled with joy and fulfillment; that we have gifts to be used in the service of others. Finding how to use those gifts and live a life of passion is our innate pursuit. When you are […]
What Must You Let Go?
What Must You Let Go? As I wrote in a recent article, we create expectations for our lives, of others, of events, that often do not match our actual experiences. It is human nature. But the result is that we spend most of our time in the gap. Sometimes, the gap is so wide it […]
What Do You Do in the Gap?
What Do You Do in the Gap? In every relationship, including those at work, we have expectations. We expect others to act a certain way, respond to situations the way we’d like, care about the same things we care about. If you are someone who sets the bar high for yourself, chances are you also […]
Are you an Inspiration or filled with Desperation?
Are you an Inspiration or filled with Desperation? Every once in a while I run across a great read that so succinctly says what I’ve been telling my clients for years. “The Oz Principle” by Roger Connors, Tom Smith and Craig Hickman is one of them. It fires me up! Accountability, by their definition, is […]
Team Norms: What are Yours?
Team Norms: What are Yours? A norm is an often unstated rule that governs how people act in a group. New members of a team usually learn the norms through observation or trial and error. These norms can work for your business or against it. Left to their own devices, teams can become toxic, aka […]
Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure – Part 5 in a Series
Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure – Part 5 in a Series I went rock climbing recently. It was a ball! I used to make time for it consistently and hope to make it more of a priority again. It’s always fun to revisit an activity like that after years. You find that you have […]
Creating a Vision Board – Lessons Learned as I updated mine!
Creating a Vision Board – Lessons Learned as I updated mine!
A New Perspective May be Closer than You Think
A New Perspective May be Closer than You Think This morning I was in my office early and was the first to arrive. I turned on just a few lights in adjacent hallways and suddenly found myself maneuvering down a dark path towards the back office, the light switch inconveniently located several feet behind. Reaching […]
Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure – Part 4 in a Series
Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure – Part 4 in a Series I went rock climbing recently. It was a ball! I used to make time for it consistently and hope to make it more of a priority again. It’s always fun to revisit an activity like that after years. You find that you have […]