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Does Your Team See the Big Picture?

Does Your Team See the Big Picture?

As a mission-driven organization, you understand the importance of creating a team culture that sees the big picture. Your mission gives your employees purpose and direction. Big picture thinking by your team strengthens engagement and encourages creativity. You may think your team should know your mission and see the big picture but don’t. If team …

How To Make A Successful Shift in Changing Times

How To Make A Successful Shift in Changing Times

The speed of business is accelerating. Do you have what it takes to successfully shift during changing times? A friend mentioned to me that his business increased by 40%, literally overnight. Originally, he figured this was an anomaly, but the spike in business hasn’t shown signs of reducing. His company has had to make some …

Increasing Team Performance During Shifting Times

Increasing Team Performance During Shifting Times

Team performance and productivity are always a concern in any organization. How you, as a leader, react to change and shifts will determine how effective your team performance will be. You sense that more big changes are coming. A year ago, there were high hopes for things to be “normal” again. Now that our world …

Why Leaders Need an Accountability Team

Why Leaders Need an Accountability Team

In your leadership role, you’re faced with figuring out how to develop new systems with more productivity, lower costs, and higher profits. You must lead your team toward achieving your organization’s mission and hold your staff members accountable for performing their operational roles. But who’s holding you accountable? Successful leaders do not lead alone. Through …

How Self-Discipline is the Highest Form of Leadership

How Self-Discipline is the Highest Form of Leadership

“Great leaders always have self-discipline -without exception.” John C. Maxwell To achieve the highest form of leadership, you must practice self-discipline. Discipline is the act of giving yourself a command and then following through. If you are challenged with maintaining self-discipline, you’re not alone. Leading ourselves and practicing self-discipline can be one of the greatest …

How Being a Good Follower Makes You a Better Leader

How Being a Good Follower Makes You a Better Leader

Practicing your skills in being a good follower will make you a better leader. You learn a lot about your own leadership skills when you learn the art of followership. Bishop Fulton J Sheen says that civilization is in danger when those that haven’t learned to obey are given the right to lead. A leader …

How Do You Lead the Toughest Person in the Room?

How Do You Lead the Toughest Person in the Room?

As a leader, we all seem to have that ONE person who’s tough to lead. They can be hard to read, stay positively motivated, and be receptive to new and innovative ideas. So how do you lead the toughest person in the room? Before that question can be answered, you need to correctly identify the …

3 Magic Questions to Unlock Your Team’s Discretionary Effort

3 Magic Questions to Unlock Your Team’s Discretionary Effort

As a leader, sometimes you just want to peek behind the curtain of our team’s thoughts and understand what drives them. You think that if you could get in their minds and understand them better, you could help them produce better results. The key to increased productivity and engagement is tapping into your employees’ discretionary …

Are You the Roadblock to Your Organization’s Success?

You know leadership is a journey, not a destination. But did you know that if you are not intentionally developing your team, you are choosing where you’re going to level off? You’re creating a roadblock. That’s right. You will become your organization’s roadblock. Think over the past year. World-wide life events challenged us to make …

You Must Know Your Team to Grow Your Organization

You Must Know Your Team to Grow Your Organization

You have a great team. You like who you’ve hired. Everyone seems happy. So why does this feeling keep tugging at you that your team could do much more? Why aren’t they more productive? Why must you step in and think of solutions when you know they have the right answers? The problem is that …