by Chris Marlink | Feb 8, 2022 | Being a Person Worth Following, Casting Vision, Feedback, Listening
Is there a generational divide in the perception of what it means to be a great leader? Have expectations changed among millennials and the rising generations in the way they think about their personal “brand” (values, beliefs, etc.) and that of the...
by Chris Marlink | Jul 14, 2021 | Being a Person Worth Following, Building a Great Team, Developing the Team, Feedback, Leading Yourself, Living Systems
Imagine casting a vision for and leading a team where members change constantly due to injury or offseason moves. And imagine your job performance being evaluated and scrutinized not at a quarterly or annual review–but every week, by multiple coaches,...
by Elizabeth Rolinski | Jul 5, 2021 | Building a Great Team, Celebrations, Developing the Team, Shaping Culture
West Michigan celebrated the 4th of July with some spectacular fire works shows! How great it was to see people gathered in celebration once again. Celebrations certainly have a way of bringing people together around the positive accomplishments we share. They also...
by Rodger Price | May 25, 2021 | DoKnowBe Tree
(This post was first published here on January 23, 2017.) The DISC behavioral assessment tool was instrumental in my earliest efforts to understand myself and intentionally grow as a leader. That was around 25 years ago, and I can still remember how helpful and...
by Elizabeth Rolinski | Apr 20, 2021 | Innovation
Many organizations have some sort of defined innovation processes. They each use their own language and bucket the steps a little differently, but the main concepts and the flow are often quite similar. Leading by DESIGN’s steps, for example, look like this:...
by Jeffrey Boersma | Feb 1, 2021 | Effective Communication
Hello Leaders, One of the most common questions I am asked as a coach is this: what makes for a powerful question? I’m glad it comes up so often. After all, asking good questions is key to so many other important things: giving and receiving feedback, leaning in to...
by Rodger Price | Jan 15, 2021 | Casting Vision
I recently talked with a client about his frustration with his boss, who he really admires. When I heard what he described and realized that his frustration stemmed from lack of vision, I shared my belief that most leaders are unintentionally playing a game of “you’re...
by Rodger Price | Jan 3, 2021 | Alumni Learning Group
It’s been our tradition in the first blog of a new year to write a bit of a look-back at the previous year and give an update of where we stand in our mission, which you joined by your participation in LEAD 24/7. So how do I even begin to write about 2020 and...
by Rodger Price | Dec 6, 2020 | Leading Yourself
It’s time to share some insights that I’ve gained over the past eight months—the most challenging and interesting months in my career. I wish I had understood these insights better back in March or April when I could have shared them and helped others. But at that...
by Jeffrey Boersma | Nov 25, 2020 | Innovation
Change is hard. Innovation requires change, but change is scary. So I feel I can serve you best today by giving you a few suggestions to make sure your organization can stop innovation in its tracks. What are some easy ways you can head innovation off at the pass to...
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