A Leader’s Guide to Building Relationships and Employee Engagement
Growing as a leader is a lifelong journey. Over the next nine weeks I will share tangible ways you can become a better leader. Each week I will share an excerpt from my ebook a Leader’s Guide to Building Relationships and Employee Engagement. Each blog will start with sharing a concept that is proven […]
Let Loose and Let Your Employees Run Free
I walk my dog Dakota twice a day. In the morning we go out to the beach and if we are out there before 8 a.m. (when animal control starts to patrol the beach) I unclip her leash and off she goes. She runs. She spins. She smells. Sometimes she even comes when I call […]
Three Secret Ingredients for an Unforgettable Meeting
As the new year starts many leaders want to engage their teams in strategy discussions and goal planning. In their zeal to get to the work of determining goals and writing action plans, leaders often over look a few key ingredients you should add when designing the meeting. 1. A dash of relationship building – […]
Wow! What a Ride – 50 Years and Counting
Born on New Year’s day, 2017 represents not only the beginning of a new year, but the beginning of the next decade of my life. These past weeks have been filled with introspection and I started to think about what I wished my 21 year-old self knew that I know now. Here is what I would […]
A Path to the Best You: Reflection & Intention
Before forging the path ahead, it’s important to pause and reflect on the past year. In a recent live Facebook video, I shared a simple method to help with this process. It starts with asking what worked and what did not, and considering why. The next step is to think about what you might […]
Simple Acts of Leadership
December is not a time to wind down, it’s time to kick your focus on being a better leader into high gear. As a holiday gift for you I have created a December Leadership Accelerator Calendar. Each day has one simple act of leadership you can perform. The tips focus on self-reflection, building relationships, getting clear […]
A Skilled Facilitator Wears Many Hats
I facilitate hundreds of meetings every year. When I am in the role of the facilitator, I guide the participants through a series of steps that result in them creating their solution. I don’t tell them what to do but, instead, use a focused process accompanied with engagement strategies to optimize group dynamics and help […]
The Habit of Happy
People that cultivate a positive mind-set perform better in the face of challenge. Our general sense of well-being is malleable. The habits we cultivate, the way we interact with coworkers, how we think about stress can be all be managed to increase happiness. What does it take to create a positive mind-set? Practice. Practice. Practice. […]
Ditch the Mask and Be You
We all wear masks and not just on October 31st. There is the mask we wear for the world normally exposing only a small part of ourselves, and generally just the part we want you to see. Then there is the mask we wear with those that we are closely connected like friends and family […]
Be a Team Leader People Want to Follow
In a Leadership Circle discussion about how the leader acts and behaves in a high performing team, participants shared what they experienced and came up with the following list. They lead by example and act as a role model for the behaviors expected of the group. They build relationships and trust. They help remove obstacles […]