I have found myself doing some internal reflection lately. I have figured out, that for me to be effective as a leader, I need to be able to lead myself. …
20 Fundamental Questions for Team Building
In my last post I shared 5 sports-themed principles of team building. In this post I would like to give you a practical tool to help you build a team, …
How Does a Leader Motivate?
In life, it doesn’t matter where you’re coming from. What is important is this: Where are you going and how are you going to get there? Aside from what you …
Teamwork Principles from Sports
Teams are all the rage today in business. Surely some of this comes from our love for sports and the beauty of seeing a group of people on the field …
On being a “Courager”
This is part three in a series of articles on teaching and leading your children. Part one, which introduces the series, can be found here. I have told my kids …
The Business of Ethics
I am sure there has been much written about ethics in leadership but I wanted to share some insights recently revealed to me. I had a visit with some dear …
Missionaries or Mercenaries?
Remember when you were young and you could hear a song, or watch a movie (like Rocky) and be extremely motivated? I was so motivated by Rocky that at the …
Leadership Love Languages
We all thrive in an atmosphere of appreciation. Whether that’s peer to peer, parent to child, teacher to student or as we look at here; leader to team. Steven Covey …
Correction Time
One of the many fun duties I have in my current position is what is called a “CAR Champion”. The acronym stands for Corrective Action Report or Corrective Action Request, …
How to Lead an Underachieving Team
There are times in our various leadership roles that we will have times of great productivity, effectiveness and performance. These times are wonderful and full of promise and excitement. But …