LEADERSHIP BLOG
In the last episode we talked about how to uncover the strengths of your team even in the middle of chaos. Not the individual team member strengths – but what collectively as a group emerges when you work together that makes the team better together. Let’s take the question deeper:
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“How do we figure out what our strengths are in the middle of all the chaos that we are dealing with that tends us towards focusing on what’s wrong or what we need to fix?”
Let’s dive into a way for you to work with your team to change the narrative through a storytelling...
What makes someone a leader? It seems like some people are thrown into leadership and others strive for it?
You can hear both parts of the question that are really linked together. One, what is a leader? And the other is how does one become a leader?
Last episode we walked through the...
Are leaders born or made? It’s human nature to sort things by comparing this or that. However, this kind of sorting has significant limitations. In spite of that, this exercise of sorting can help us achieve a deeper understanding of a thing or get clearer on our criteria for a decision....
"As I take on more leadership responsibilities, I’m finding that I need more time to step back and do more planning and strategizing. How do I make that time productive so I don’t just spin my wheels?"
It’s true that the more responsibilities you take on the more time you need...
If you are changing something and you want to know if it's working or not, the place to start is making sure the target that you’re aiming for is clear. Without that clarity, you can't know if you’re hitting it or not. With that clarity, you can notice the clues that tell you...
If simply stating the future reality or making a plan to solve the challenge actually got us there then the journey from today’s reality to tomorrow's future would be easy. The unknown and often overlooked space is the gap between the current state and the future state. And too often we...
"It seems like as soon as I tackle one thing and regain a little hope that I’ve got this thing handled, the next thing comes along and throws me for a loop. How do I manage this cycle that keeps getting repeated in my leadership?"
I’m reminded of Jesus who said, “in this world...
I’m often reminded about how I need to pause to celebrate accomplishments. But what if it’s been a season of near misses when it comes to accomplishments? How do I celebrate that?
Let’s talk about a reframe around celebration today. How celebration time is productive time. How...
What questions can I ask in an interview to find out what I really need to know about the job candidate?
If you’re looking for that next addition to your team and you want to find that right fit, it can be challenging. You’ve probably had an experience before where you’ve...
If you're facing a conundrum, when do you hold that close to protect the team from the complexity of it all and when do you bring in the team on the conundrum because they can help or they just really need to know because it will affect them?
That’s our big question today....
How do I deal with a co-worker when I feel like they rub me the wrong way when we interact?
One of the hardest things on a team is when people struggle through the personality clashes that are inevitable when different people try to work together.
Yet, the diversity of different...