Bring Your Friends to Work Day
Our youngest child finished high school this spring, and one of the West Michigan traditions that we observed was hosting a graduation open house. We actually observed a bunch of them since were invited to the open houses of all her friends! From Memorial Day weekend...
Time to Add Some Value
“Would you rather be overpaid or underpaid?” When Rodger first asked me this question years ago I immediately responded with overpaid. Josh was in grad school and we had just adopted our daughter. There wasn’t much wiggle room in our budget. Turns out that’s the wrong...
A Desire to Understand
In last week’s post, I referred to a simple comment from a client in a coaching session as we talked about the concept of "seeking to understand"—a term coined by Stephen Covey and a critical piece of our Leaning Into Healthy Conflict model. The comment he made went...
Are You Bundling Things You Shouldn’t?
I’ve had a new concept on my mind lately. Some of you know me well enough to know that one of my beliefs is that topics often choose me—I don’t seek them out. This seems to be true with a topic that has been “working on me” over the past several months. The name I’ve...
Leaders Worth Following Are Leaders with Credibility
What gives leaders credibility? Make it personal—what do you believe gives you credibility with your team? How do you know when you have it? Why is it so vitally important? James Kouzes and Barry Posner did a study about ten years ago in which they asked business...
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