Vulnerability and Self-Improvement
Leadership is often tough. (Just ask any leader who’s leading well–they’ll tell you.) Leaders often find themselves absorbed with leading others and helping them improve; this, in and of itself, is of...
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Self-Awareness & Self-Acceptance (Cancer & Leadership: Part 4)
A couple interrelated ideas that I wrestle with–as I suspect others do too–are the ideas of self-awareness and self-acceptance, and specifically self-awareness and self-acceptance in regards to...
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Leaders: Stop Offering Breadsticks
The music was absolutely dreadful, yet I continued subjecting myself to it; it was a crisis situation, after all. Anything having to do with pizza rises to that level for me. On and on the music went,...
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Top Posts of 2012: 5 Things Trusting Teams Do
Foundational to a good team is a mutual vulnerability that results in real, meaningful trust. Teams that trust each other in this way are going to act vastly different than those that don’t. They won’t...
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20 Things Leaders Should Say More
It’s not always some big, flowery, masterfully delivered declaration that teams need to hear from their leaders. Often it’s the little things–small phrases or statements that can change the tone and...
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If You’re a Perfect Leader, You’re Not
Teams, groups, organizations, churches, clubs, families, homeschooling groups, etc, don’t need perfect leaders. They need real, human, vulnerable ones. They need leaders who have faults and talk openly...
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5 Reasons our Leadership Planning Session Rocked
The exec team I’m privileged to work with had its strategic planning session over the past few days. Aside from fighting a stupid migraine both days, I thought it was a cool experience. Sean McDonald...
View ArticleWhat to Do When a Teammate Doesn’t Respect You
You know they don’t respect you. Maybe they parked in your parking spot. You know, the parking spot that’s not marked just for you, but that everyone should know not to park in because it’s just for...
View Article7 Signs Your Culture is in Trouble
Spiderman has that whole spidey-sense thing that tells him when something’s about to go sideways. Batman has that handy-dandy bat-signal that pops up in the night sky to let him know that Gotham needs...
View Article10 Ways Leaders Can Build a Committed Team
Everyone wants a committed team, and lots of folks talk about having one. But let’s be honest — real-deal commitment is pretty rare. Now don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of teams out there that...
View Article10 Things Writer’s Block Taught Me About Leadership
There I sat, staring blankly at the blinking cursor. It was almost as if it was appearing to taunt me momentarily before quickly disappearing, only to appear again shortly thereafter with another...
View ArticleTrusting Teams Do These 12 Things
If all it took for a team to build trust was the doing a trust fall exercise together, companies everywhere would be filled with trusting teams, and the trust problem within organizations would have...
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20 Things Leaders Should Say More
It’s not always some big, flowery, masterfully delivered declaration that teams need to hear from their leaders. Often it’s the little things–small phrases or statements that can change the tone and...
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If You’re a Perfect Leader, You’re Not
Teams, groups, organizations, churches, clubs, families, homeschooling groups, etc, don’t need perfect leaders. They need real, human, vulnerable ones. They need leaders who have faults and talk openly...
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Team Not On Board? Check These 4 Things.
“The whole team’s not on board.” It’s a common refrain in organizations. Perhaps you’ve even said it yourself, either out loud or in your mind. But why does it happen? And as a leader, what can you do...
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9 Leadership Actions That Build Trust
Building trust seems so cliche, which is unfortunate, because its importance simply cannot be overstated. Real trust is critical to a healthy team and organization, and any team or organization...
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If there are two words in the leadership and management arena that are more misunderstood and abused than accountability and coaching, I’d be interested in hearing them. Coaching and accountability....
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