Last week I had the pleasure to spend some time with an extremely successful investment banker from one of the most prestigious firms in the country. He asked me about what I was doing now and told him a little about my work in helping organizations become more healthy. His Read more…
Leaders are readers. Why? Because one of the most important aspects of leading is vision: being able to see and paint a clear picture of what the future looks like in order to inspire those you lead. Reading constantly exposes us to new ideas and perspectives and keeps us part Read more…
If you are in sales or you lead a team, if you are in a relationship with a significant other or you have kids, if you serve customers or communicate with others in any way — basically, if you live on this planet (and you are not the caveman in Read more…
Trust is every organization’s most valuable asset. It is what great teams are made of. It is what great customer relationships are made of. But what is it and how can we create more of it? Trust, according to Steven Covey, has two major components: competency and character (seen as Read more…
Wow, I feel energized but exhausted…, proud but humbled…, and honestly a little light headed. This week I had the immense pleasure of helping a leadership team discover and articulate clearly and powerfully the guiding principles of their organization. I had a front row seat to observe a team of Read more…
It’s hard to believe it’s Spring Break season already. I give thanks that my kids aren’t old enough to make requests to attend group trips yet, although those days are coming quickly. Actually, as I’m finding, many of us are feeling stuck in the day to day craziness at work. Read more…
I’ve recently found that the more Self centered I am, the better things have been going. Has anyone ever called you self-centered? If so, you know how much it stings. We’ve all met one of those self-absorbed, narcissistic people who think the world revolves around them and them alone. Ironically, Read more…
Lucy and Ricky still have the power to make me laugh. Remember the “I Love Lucy” episode when Ricky comes into the living room and asks Lucy why she is on her hands and knees searching for something on the floor? She explains that she is looking for the earrings Read more…
The last of the three key characteristics of ideal team players according to Pat Lencioni is the quality of being “smart”. Not head smarts or IQ, but something much more akin to emotional intelligence or “people smarts”. Volumes have been written about emotional intelligence or “EQ” and I would recommend Read more…
The second attribute of the ideal team player according to Pat Lencioni in his book of that name is the state of being hungry. Now Pat describes hungry as basically the opposite of coasting, or laziness or complacency. Of course you’re going to want team members who would be willing Read more…