How Same-Page Meetings Work for All Leaders
Communication issues can be detrimental to a functional team. For leaders struggling to get work done through those issues, the 5 Rules tool can be a great instrument for creating understanding and...
View ArticleTools for Better Quarterly Conversations
Even if you talk with your team members and have regular check-ins, the quarterly conversations are still a critical part of EOS. They offer a unique opportunity to truly listen to what each individual...
View Article3 Tips to Encourage Your Team to Establish Their Own Rocks
Cascading EOS is about completing three main tasks: teaching the tools to your team, coaching them through barriers they encounter when using the tools, and ultimately watching them become such experts...
View ArticleA Different Approach to Onboarding From Day One
I had the delightful opportunity to chat with Kelly Plawinski, the COO and EOS Integrator at Adamy Valuation. Adamy is a financial services firm based out of Grand Rapids MI that serves business...
View ArticleLeadership Books & Courage
One of the best leadership books I read last year was Dare to Lead by Brené Brown. As I work with leaders through the EOS® process and as part of the LeaderWork program, I am constantly in situations...
View ArticleLearn how to use the Team Member Fact Sheet
"Trust is a gift. Great leaders learn it, give it,and earn it each day."~ Scott Patchin Download the Team Member Fact Sheet here Read tips for using it below.
View ArticleLet’s call it Trust Building, not Team Building
When I say team building, how many of you roll your eyes or audibly grown? It is a common response. Here is a story of how a challenge from a leader led me to an answer that will make team building go...
View ArticleCommunication: One reality and three healthy habits
Communication is a critical leadership skill. Here is one reality to frame the conversation and three habits that will become skills if leaders commit to them. People-centered leaders make...
View ArticleMy 7 Favorite Books for a Leadership Book Study
Book study groups are an easy way to get leaders at all levels of your organization connecting and learning together. Here are my top 7 book recommendations, plus book study tips.
View Article3 Tips for Getting Your People to Own Their Development
Seth Godin says "it is your job to figure out the path" and while most people will say they want to learn and develop, it is important that people demonstrate that ownership as part of the process. Not...
View ArticlePowerful Questions
Great conversations start with a question. What if that question was a powerful question? Leaders that ask powerful questions invite themselves and the people around them to bring more of their heart...
View ArticleWait Not – Waste Not
In the age of lean thinking waste has become a focus. While the focus is often financial and physical waste, the waste to our organization of waiting is often overlooked. Think about the impact of...
View ArticleMind the GAP
How do leaders effectively manage their personal growth and the growth of their organization? It boils down to MIND THE GAP, and here is a keynote workshop I did for a group of economic development...
View ArticleHow to win the Talent War – Part 3 – Be people-centered leader
People-centered leadership. Easy to say, and the capacity to do it will be tested when you commit to developing your people, because their career plans might lead them outside your team or...
View ArticlePost #300 – Two Things That Are Critical For Great Development Conversations
Leadership and performance. It is easy to get lost in the the theory. Here are two key pieces of information to keep leading and individual development in perspective.
View Article#peoplecentered #leadership – A Hashtag Does Not Make It So
What is leadership? How effectively am I leading? I believe great conversations start with a question, and here are the answers a group of leaders gave me during a recent presentation of my keynote...
View ArticleHow to win the Talent War – part 2
Nature abhors a vacuum. In the war for talent, your leadership weapon is to create positive vacuums and provide support for those willing to fill them in a positive way. It is not always easy work, but...
View ArticleHow to win the Talent War – part 1
How worried are you about finding the right people? Lots has been written about the talent shortage recently. In a recent study my state (Michigan) actually ranked as the fourth toughest state for...
View ArticleThe ONE key to performance
Everyone is a leader. More correctly, everyone has a chance to lead each day in all aspects of their life. It is your choice, so what is your answer? I work on helping leaders to lead more effectively,...
View ArticleEmpathy: 3 Things Leaders Can Do to Develop It
Leaders have to be empathetic, and unfortunately there is not a metric on empathy which makes it elusive and often ignored. That is until the feedback comes by key people leaving or they do not care...
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