Are You Letting Your Team Outgrow Their Past?
Most leaders mature (and yes, that’s me on the right). And yet, often when someone has been with the company for a long time, it’s their old image that sticks. Be sure you’re helping your team outgrow their past. I’ve seen too many companies go...Who Do You Trust? An Easy Team Exercise
“Do you trust me?” What a loaded question. It’s tough, even with people we love. “Sure, I trust you to be faithful, but do I trust you’ll remember to pick up the dry cleaning?” Even small actions can build or diminish trust over...
Outsmart the Competition: One Secret to Better Brand Positioning
The hard sell is so old school. Your customers and employees have become conditioned to respond to any hard sell with a Google search to find out if what you’re saying is too good to be true. The minute the Google-search has begun, you’ve missed the...What To Do When Results are in the Toilet
I’d much rather take over a team with results in the toilet than one executing on all cylinders. Sure they’ll be some long days and sleepless nights, but there’s nothing better than the electric feeling your team experiences when they accomplished...Leaders Share about Confidence: A Frontline Festival
Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. Our January Festival is all about Confidence. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month’s Festival is all about Humility. New contributors...Why Human Resources Gets a Bad Name
I’ve been noticing a pattern with some of my clients when I utter the word “human resources”–the proverbial eye roll. “What does HR say?” Queue the eye roll. “I think an important next step would be to bring human resources on...How To Bring Out the Best In People
The story he shared in a recent workshop I led stopped my heart. We were talking about leadership and “bringing out the best in people,” when John (obviously not his real name) confided, “I’ve never seen anyone do what you’re talking...On Confidence, Conviction and Finding Success
A guest post from LGL tribe member, Tom Eakin, about confidence, resilience, and the courage to keep going. As a U.S. Army Ranger-qualified Combat Engineer Officer, I learned how to find the confidence and conviction to do what it took to accomplish the mission even...
