Leaders Need a Push Too

As Dr. Brene Brown asks….”What is keeping us out of the arena?  What’s the fear?  Where and why do we want to be braver?  What is our armor?  Perfectionism? Intellectualizing? Cynicism?  Numbing? Control?  It is not an easy walk into that arena, but it is where we come alive!” I challenge you to look at […]

Enjoyed Jacqueline Smith’s article in the Forbes magazine on workplace etiquette on Valentine’s Day.  Emotions may run high on this day.  Enjoy, and have a Happy Valentine’s Day!

Women leaders are a hot topic these days.  Women have been leading for centuries and need to continue to bring the feminine energy to our communities.  We need more understanding of each other’s cultures, less judgment and more awareness.  It is time for women to be completely authentic and confident in their ability to lead.

Author Daniel Goleman in Primal Leadership, discusses how in any group the leader has maximal power to sway everyone’s emotions.  As a leader you must be emotionally intelligent to achieve the success you want from your people.  When leaders drive emotions positively, they bring out everyone’s best.

If team members trust one another, engage in healthy conflict around issues, commit to the decisions they make, and hold one another accountable for those decisions, there is a pretty good chance they are going to make it. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team- Patrick Lencioni

Accountability within a team is between their peers.  It should not always require the leader to deal with a problem.  It is direct peer to peer accountability, and is based on the notion that peer pressure and the distaste for letting down a colleague will motivate a team player more than any fear of authoritative […]

Commitment requires clarity and buy-in.  Clarity requires that teams avoid assumptions and ambiguity, and that they end discussions with a clear understanding about what they’ve decided upon.  Buy-in does not require consensus.  Members of great teams learn to disagree with one another and still commit to a decision.  Patrick Lencioni

The fear of  occasional personal conflict should not  deter a team from having regular, productive debate.  Patrick Lencioni Learning how to talk about the elephant on the table without attacking one another is a wonderful way of moving forward.

There are many ways to manage a team.  My way is, I trust you!  Those are powerful words.  They bring out the best in the people you surround yourself with.  They know that you will trust them until they give you a reason not to.  Trust has to be given, as a leader you have […]

Having a strong leader is an essential part of what builds high trust in a team.  But saying trust is important and actually cultivating an environment of trust are two different things.  Is trust destroyed or thriving in your organization?