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4 Things That Identify a Great Community
Tomorrow starts Cohort #12 of an amazing program created in Michigan called Shifting Gears that helps people through job transitions. My involvement in the last year has been a blessing in many ways,...
View ArticleCan the CEO Coach? 2 Myths that get in the way
I learned by diving in – Why can’t they? This statement was not meant to be mean or pass the buck, it was born from the frustration of seeing senior level leaders not rising to the occassion after...
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Everyone needs a Target. Everyone!
Great leaders paint their own destiny Great leaders live/lead through ambiguity All of these statement are true, and yet in the details of all of these statements is work. Inherent in this work is the...
View ArticleRule 1 – Be in the same room together
According to a study done by the Kaiser Family Foundation, children 8-18 spend 7.5 hours per day using entertainment media, 4 minutes playing outside, and 3.5 minutes per day in meaningful conversation...
View ArticleRule 2 – Individual (not leader) owns the agenda
(This is the second blog in a series outlining the key rules for making one on ones work. Here is a link to the first: Rule 1 – Be in the same room together) I stood in front of a group of human...
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Performance plan = Coaching? 2 Arguments for NO
This leader has been underperforming and we have put a plan together to guide their efforts to climb back to a level of performance that will allow him/her to stay. Have you ever been part of this...
View Article4 Performance Words – What Seth said, and What I think
Seth Godin recently blogged about performance, and outlined four kinds: Bad, Good, Remarkable, and Personal. Here is the whole post. In a world where we too often treat performance with labels like...
View Article1 on 1′s – Do you ask this question?
Shortly after publishing my last trU Tips on doing effective One-on-Ones (read it here), I received a note from a leader I respect. I have never worked with him, but every time we talk he asks me...
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Good advice for new or old grads – Effective Immediately Post 1
I am in the process of reading/reviewing a book by Emily Bennington and Skip Lineberg called Effective Immediately – How to FIT IN, STAND OUT, and MOVE UP at Your First REAL JOB. As I go through it I...
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My Top 4 Learning Tools
A thought was shared from Greg Hartle (@greghartle) last week about his impressions of people he meets that are in career transitions. Many people are perfectly prepared for a world that no longer...
View ArticleListen: If you hear any of these 3 things you/we have a problem
Leading people is hard. It is even harder when leaders are in a mode of talking more than they listen. When you lead knowledge workers, remember that when you are doing most of the talking their...
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Leadership Journey – Strengths to overused Strengths
They were a year into their first leadership role and the feedback was You do not care. How could that be – because I do! was the defense. The proof to the contrary was two valuable people leaving...
View ArticleEmployee Survey 101
I just finished delivering an employee survey to an organization that gets it. By gets it, I mean that they understand the importance of being purposeful about strengthening culture and the hard work...
View ArticleForget your brand. What is your art?
Art is a personal gift that changes the recipient. the medium doesn’t matter. ~ Seth Godin (Linchpin, p.83) It is popular now to talk about our reputation in terms of our Brand. Just this week I...
View ArticleKnowing our roles: One Thing A Leader Does
We finally got some winter where I live. Yesterday we enjoyed the chance to go cross country skiing and sledding. When we returned home and I was settling in the question came – Dad, would you come...
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Behind Performance Adjectives Series: Narcissistic
He is a Narcissist. Can you fix him? When I hear the word Fix I usually have to fight a smile. Not a smile because something is funny, but a smile because that comment implies people are like...
View ArticleWords and Presence
What do you like about this teacher? Well, she is nice and . . . . . You know the first thing you said was She was nice? Being able to connect that way to students is a gift. It goes beyond doing....
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Empathy – How I experienced it with a dog and 3 ways to build it with humans
I just finished a book called The Art of Racing in the Rain, which is a story told through the eyes of a dog. Coincidentally, we just added a puppy to our family. The book was amazing, and I will...
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4 Keys To Successful Transitions
Not Cool Robert Frost If you have not seen the Kid President video on YouTube you should. It has been played in our house through Apple TV no less than 12 times, with the funniest being watching my 86...
View ArticleHow do I know you are a high potential? My 5 Qualifiers
As I watched them present, I realized that in the 16 hours since I last saw them – they got better. It made me smile. Sunday I had the opportunity to join a group of coaches to help 21 students...
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