What’s So Great About Shopping at Walmart?
It was Sunday afternoon, I needed to find a picture frame fast to complete the gift I was about to give. The closest solution was Walmart.I am usually not brave enough to go there this time of year. The stories can be scary. I reluctantly made my way through the...
How To Melt A Grinch’s Heart
This time of year we may call them “the grinch,” but you know the type. “Disgruntled,” “negative,” the ones of you label in the “quit and stay” category. I’ve been to many a meeting and several change workshops...4 Ways To Ensure Your Successor's Success
The same mentor that jokingly told me, “always follow an idiot” also smiled and said, “and always leave an idiot as your successor.” I’ve seen it go both ways. It’s painful to watch your team’s hard work unravel. For the last...
The Scary Secret to Great Meetings
The first time it happened, I was devastated. After all the hard work on building relationships. All that investment in the team. All that transparency. All that work to create a level-less organization. Why had my direct report team started holding...
Thermostat or Thermometer? Helping Kids Feel the Leadership Climate
Today I present our final post in this year’s Leadership Padawan Saturday series, Growing Leadership in Kids. On Monday, I return to our normal leadership fare. Today I offer a guest post from Eric Dingler, a great example of a Thermostat leader. Eric has been...
Building Behaviors that Inspire Sustained Results
If you are just tuning in this week, we are in the midst of a series on Building Results That Last Beyond Your Tenure. An important component to achieve your vision and accomplish your goals, is identifying the right behaviors at every level. Just as with creating the...
KPIs: The Problem with Key Performance Indicators (and what to do instead)
Focus on the game, not the score: The Problem with KPIs KPIs are excellent indicators of success. AND, they can be remarkably distracting. So many teams focus on moving the number rather than on the behaviors that will lead to long-term success. Yes, KPIs are a vital...
How To Build a Strong Team Vision
From Team Vision to Velocity Activities and Habits That Bring Your Team’s Future to Life You’ve asked your team to think about a vision. You’ve received a few blank stares, a reference to the company’s mission statement, and someone sharing a team vision they...
