11 Inspiring Leadership Secrets from Bonsai
A mature bonsai tree commands attention. With a single tree, a master evokes an entire landscape and tells a story of power, perseverance, struggle, or abundance. As I’ve studied bonsai, I realized there are many leadership secrets available for leaders who want to...
Start Here to Inspire Your Team and Double Productivity
As a leader, there is one connection you can make that will do more to inspire your team and increase productivity than anything else you might say. In fact, when you move from none of this to all of it, you can double your team’s productivity....
One Question Leaders Ask to Build Better Ideas
To build better ideas, point people toward solutions. You can’t possibly come up with the solution to every problem. You know you need your team’s input. And even when you’ve got a good idea, it can improve. Your team can help you build better ideas — but it takes...
How Do I Deal With a Passive Aggressive Co-worker?
Practical Techniques For Coping with a Passive-Aggressive Co-Worker Have you ever dealt with a passive-aggressive co-worker like this? A real jerk at work? On Monday your passive-aggressive peer says, “We girls have to stick together. You know there’s a...
CARE to Lead – Interview with Alec McGalliard
Leadership can feel complicated, but at its core, leading well requires a straightforward focus on a few key behaviors. Join me for an interview with former nuclear submariner Alec McGalliard and invest in the fundamentals of relationships, expectations, and...
Developing Ownership and Commitment: A Frontline Festival
How to Build More Ownership and Commitment in Your Teams Welcome to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival! This month, our contributors share their thoughts about developing ownership and commitment (and a few shared things they were most proud of.) Thanks to...
What No One Tells You About Leading But You Desperately Need to Know
Leading is tough enough without ignoring these critical truths. “I wish someone would have told me some of this before I started leading. Life would have been so much easier. I bet my team wishes I knew it too.” We hear this sentiment after almost every leadership...
Lead Meetings that Get Results and that People Want to Attend
It’s a business cliche – people hate meetings. But I don’t think that’s true – we just hate bad meetings. Why are so many meetings a soul-sucking waste of time? In this episode you’ll get several quick tools to ensure your...
