Organizational Growth & Performance
One Question Will Free Your Staff To Do More
My oldest son, Elijah, is three years old. He loves to have us draw pictures for him. One day, he…
Hack Your Team – How To Free Them Up To Achieve More
Today, the word “hack” is being used to communicate an entirely new message and meaning. The Urban Dictionary describes a…
How to Make your Conflict a Quality Conflict
I recently participated in a planning process as a member serving a nonprofit board. Throughout the course of the day…
How to Get the Most out of Your People
5 Areas for Focus on Organizational Alignment Years ago, I worked in construction. One project I remember was the remodel…
How to Hire the Right People
Two Ways To Find Them and Retain Them When leaders hire, place and retain the wrong people, time is lost,…
Four Ways Patience Makes You More Productive
It seems as if there are two kinds of people: Those who can’t get started, and those who can’t stop….
Turning Your Ship Around
7 Steps for Beginning a Change Process “This is a big ship. It takes a while to turn it around.”…
Perseverance: Two Leadership Practices that Make the Difference
“Genius is divine perseverance. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have.” Woodrow Wilson Has…
Are You Designing Failure?
Someone should create and produce a TV series about traffic engineers. Really. It would involve lots of money, fast cars,…
Why Conflict is Good
Conflict. It’s good. It’s an opportunity. It’s a pivot point from which new understanding can emerge and new strengths are…