Posts Tagged ‘repost’
Celebration: It’s Not Just for Holidays Anymore
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 stir a feeling of inspiration as we look to the future and ponder…
Read MoreThank You and I’m Sorry
(This post was first published on the blog on March 20, 2016.) Two of the important things that great leaders do well are expressing thanks and expressing apologies. Learning to give credit where credit is due and owning up to the times we need to do better are key parts to being a person worth…
Read MoreCelebration: It’s Not Just for Holidays Anymore
(This post was first published here on January 4, 2016.) 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 the last time you celebrated something with your team? I hope…
Read More“The Emperor’s New Clothes” and the Need for Feedback
It’s easy to laugh at the story of the Emperor’s New Clothes and at how ridiculously the characters behaved, but I believe that we live out this story every single day.
Read MoreGreat Onboarding
(This post was first published here on December 19, 2016.) Part of building great teams is getting the right people on the bus. And getting the right people on the bus means having a great onboarding process. This is indispensable to helping them get started on the right foot.
Read MoreAn Unfair Advantage, Part 2
(This post was first published here on May 29, 2017.) Last week I shared some observations I’ve noticed over many years of studying leaders regarding what gives some of them an unfair advantage over others. Here’s a reminder of what I shared: These leaders don’t worry about who gets credit for significant accomplishments. These leaders…
Read MoreAn Unfair Advantage, Part 1
(This post was first published here on May 22, 2017.) Over my twenty-five years of studying great leaders, I’ve come to believe that some leaders, maybe only ten to twenty percent, have an unfair advantage when they compete against other leaders. This unfair advantage isn’t really unfair because any leader can do the things that I’m…
Read MoreBeliefs, Culture, and Grit
(This post was first published here on November 7, 2016.) I am reading a good book right now called Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth. In a nutshell, this book is about the various psychological studies done over many years around what makes people successful. Of course in these studies they are…
Read MoreThe Great Eight: An Introduction
(This post was first published here on August 1, 2016.) Throughout our year together in LEAD 365, we focused on three “buckets” of leadership—three areas that great leaders need to focus on: Being a person worth following Creating clarity around purpose/mission, vision, and values Building a great team In our building a great team sessions,…
Read MoreGoing Without
(This post was first published here on April 25, 2016.) How long can you go without eating? I’m not asking about what the experts would tell you. I mean, how long can YOU go without eating? What is the longest you’ve ever gone without any calories? As a way to manage my intake, I’ve been…
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