Passion, Capability and Organizational Need is key. IF YOUR EMPLOYEES lack the right focus, youâre losing performance, innovation and engagement. Steven Covey in his classic book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, suggest we should focus on âimportant but not urgent tasksâ. But I wonder: Even if we do, doesnât performance suffer if those […]
Why connection, love and meaning are taking on greater importance OUR RECIPE FOR SUCCESS prior to Covid-19 was based on many things â planning, leadership, expense-control, employee engagement â but the main ingredient was effort. Ask any parent, teacher or rock star entrepreneur and youâd hear âhard workâ to explain the mystery behind a successful […]
If your style doesnât match the needs of your audience, donât bother. COMMUNICATION IS THE LIFEBLOOD of any business or team. But if your style rubs others the wrong way they wonât listen to the content of your message. Communication agility is key. Here are the major styles to be aware of and how have […]
Change the narrative around service and engagement NARCISSISM IS NOT JUST a type of person, but it can become a part of a companyâs culture. This focus on self at the expense of others is encouraged by fear over onesâ wellbeing, companies that measure and reward individual instead of team results, a new generation of […]
This conversation with Dean Newlund covers leadership insights based on his years of experience as a leadership expert and trainer for large organizations. Dean is CEO of Mission Facilitators International, a 25-year-old boutique team-based development firm with offices in Phoenix and Bend. He has developed and facilitated hundreds of training programs for small to large […]
Todayâs brand of leadership is all about inclusion, engagement and service. With that comes an expectation for consensus-based decision making. But, not all decisions should be based on consensus. If youâre going under the knife for heart surgery, you donât want your doctor to wait until everyone agrees on what to do next while you […]
Communication without conflict is peaceful, harmonious and pleasant. Imagine your family, fellow employees, and negotiations between nations void of conflict. Wouldnât we be less stressed, more relaxed, with far fewer lives lost in wars? But communication without conflict can also be boring, unimaginative and repetitive. Imagine how dull conversations over dinner and in team meetings […]
Where do you go to get quality work done? If you’re like the people Jason Fried interviewed for his book âReworkâ your answer might be a coffee shop or a special room in the house, or while traveling on a train or a plane. You wouldn’t mention the workplace being a good place to get […]
John Rampton – Success.com  December 31, 2015 Leaders have a lot to do, so sometimes they forget thingsâimportant, big-picture things. Leaders might seem superhuman at times. They arenât. Theyâre mortals, just like anyone else. And with a lot on their plates, caught up in the details of their role, they can forget to do thingsâbig-picture […]
When we insult each other we damage relationships and that is why direct verbal insults arenât socially acceptable. But some individuals use body language to hurt others either intentionally or unintentionally. Dismissive gestures vary from culture to culture and they can be used in a variety of ways to: âąÂ   minimize or ignore the other […]