The Error of Our Ways: Why Do So Many Leaders Try To Cover Up Their Mistakes?
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) One of the classic ways leaders lose credibility and create big problems is by trying to cover up their errors. Whether it is a failure of competence (not a huge deal if it's rare) or a...
How To Find Your Sweet Spot
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) One of the things we want to do with the Leadership Matters blog is to keep you in the loop of new things we've added to LEAD 365 since you participated. In this spirit I want to let...
What Not To Forget
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) I recently had a coaching session with the CEO of a West Michigan Company. In preparation for the session, I had accessed the website of the company. Not surprisingly the website...
Celebration: It’s Not Just for Holidays Anymore
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) When was the last time your team did something that made a difference? That they went the extra mile? That they hit their goals, or accomplished more than was asked of them? When was...
Trust: Breakfast of Champions
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) It’s a good time to be a Spartan fan. I’m sorry if this posting is too much about sports or about my favorite team. I don’t normally want to do either of these things unless there is a...
Trust: The Foundation of Any Healthy Team
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) A few weeks back we had a man come to do some work on our living room carpet, and he and I started to slide our very heavy couch out of the way. He stopped and said, “Wait a minute,...
Purpose, Vision, and Values
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) Purpose, Vision, and Values Mission and purpose are two words we often use interchangeably. Purpose answers the question “why do we exist?” For individuals and organizations, having a...
Develop Your Team To Help Them Succeed
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) It’s easy for me to think of great leaders—Nelson Mandela, Ghandi, Steve Jobs, and Bono all come to mind. Great leaders show up in many different parts of the world and sectors of the...
When It’s Time To Let Someone Go
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) What do you do when you realize that someone on your team is doing more harm than good? This isn’t a hypothetical question. Take a moment to think about yourself and your workplace...
Get the Right People on Your Team
In-jokes happen in great teams, and every time I’ve been on a retreat with a LEAD 365 group, I wonder what the in-joke will be. Remember corn hole? Frozen chicken anyone? Our most recent group had a running joke about what is, and what is not, a condiment. From the...