Last week, we talked about getting clarity on outcomes. This week, we’ll focus on other types of agreements you can make up front at a meeting or in a one-on-one. Both are ways of answering the question many of us ask (at least in our heads) as we walk into such an engagement. What am …
What’s your point? It seems like such a rude question to ask that we’ve stopped asking it in any form. Early in my career, before I was aware of the need to put any sort of filter on my mouth, I asked it often. The reaction I usually got was one of shock. Like, how …
“My team members are always coming to me with problems they want me to solve. No one seems to be able to come up with their own solutions. It’s exhausting!” If this sounds familiar in some form, this blog post might be for you. The central question is focused on what type of leader you …
Many people still seem to think leadership comes from your title, position, or having the corner office. This attitude results in what we like to call “Taskmaster Leadership” The focus, as the title suggests, is on tasks. It’s easy to use your authority over others as the hammer. But it will inevitably lead to high …
Where’s the bar? Not the one you might visit for a drink with friends, but the bar of expectation. Managers and leaders set the bar of expectation for team members. But how do you do at communicating where that bar is? And how team members are doing at reaching it? Expectations and feedback go hand …
What do you know about your team members? No, I mean what do you really know about them as individual people? Their aspirations? What motivates them? What core values do they strive to live by? How about their preferred communication style? Talents and skills they possess which they aren’t using in their current role? How …
Are your team members just busy or are they truly engaged? And how do you know? For the next several weeks, we’re going to talk about strategies for having more influence. In order to know how to do that, you’ve got to first get the lay of the land. First, what’s the difference between being …
“What’s your one thing?”, the facilitator asked me. I just looked at him. I have far more going on than just one thing, I thought. I was embarrassed, indignant, skeptical and puzzled all at once. One thing? How the hell do you narrow it down? There’s a great book by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan …
I’m not a fan of selflessness. According to Merriam Webster’s definition, it is defined as, “a tendency to regard the well-being of others as more important that one’s own well-being”. The example of it used in a sentence refers to one being admired for such a trait. The long list of synonyms are 100% applauding …
I’m living with a tremendous amount of stress and anxiety at the moment. There are a million things happening in my life which are feeding these feelings. I’ll spare you the details because they’re not important, nor are they unique. That’s not the point here. I know I’m not alone. Many people feel overwhelmed by …
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