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...
Early Birds: How Showing Up Early Can Up Your Game
Getting there early is one of the simplest ways to get ahead of the competition. And yet this simple leadership tactic is often lost in the frenzy of overbooked schedules. Getting a fast start gets work done. Getting to the race before others positions you for a fast...What Wikipedia Can’t Tell You About Action Learning Projects
Done well, action learning projects are one of the very best forms of leadership development. A great action learning program (ALP) has tremendous benefits: New ideas from fresh perspectives Real work gets done Learning is contextual It doesn’t feel like...
