Pause for Effectiveness: 9 Powerful Times to Pause
Great Leaders Pause for Effectiveness Your team needs you, and you respond. They have questions, you have answers. The phone rings, and you pick it up. Great leadership? A pause can be more powerful. Speakers pause for effect; Great leaders pause for effectiveness. A...
Distracted Driving: Lead with Care
You’re distracted. Multi-tasking. Getting work done. You’re trying hard to give everyone the attention they need. It’s hard. If you’re like me, being spread too thin leads to distracted focus. Distraction speaks louder than words. Today’s post, Distraction...
9 Ways to Maximize Your College Leadership Experience
Most Great College Leadership Experiences are Self Made I’m often asked which colleges are the best for “leadership.” The short answer is “most will do just fine.” As with most of life, it’s what you make of it. College is a great...
Orchestra Without a Conductor
This was a farewell. The last concert of the year for the high-school orchestra. The seniors wore roses and beamed with personality. The conductor held up his baton, and the music began. Powerful. Brilliant. Exciting. A send-off to the next phase of their lives. Then...
The Secret to Employee Engagement
“How do I get my team to care?” Employee engagement is the number one requested topic from my readers. If you’re struggling with employee engagement, you’re not alone. Gallup says: “Seventy-one percent of American workers are “not...Talent Reviews: What They're Saying Behind Closed Doors
The talent you count on as central to your brand could rub people the wrong way. What you do well, may not do you well. After two decades participating in talent reviews, I’ve noticed a pattern. The talents candidates count on as central to their brand, are often...
Prove it! Growing Leaders One Proof at a Time
They think it can’t be done. You do. Now you’ve got to prove it. Game on. Nothing’s more inspirational than having something to prove. My team has spent the last 2 years proving “the impossible.” The more folks told us “it”...
Frontline Festival-May 2013: Trust and Transparency Edition
Welcome to the May Frontline Festival. Thanks to all the amazing thought leaders sharing their perspectives on Trust and Transparency. Building Trust Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership says trust is important, but it has more than one dimension. I like that he...
