The star leader today is not just someone who has excellent individual skills. They are the people who can bring out the best in a team. Whether it is in sports or in the boardroom, a “star” is someone who “makes everyone around them even better.” A key skill in making a team stronger is the capability … Continue reading about Improve Your Facilitation Skills
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The Power of Goals
Learn to increase your effectiveness by setting goals as outcomes, not activities. Discover the seven steps to higher levels of performance, fulfillment, and satisfaction. For free e-book click here.
Strategy
Strategy, SWOTs, & To Do Lists
Your organization probably does not have a Strategy. Based on my consulting experience and research, I have found that what many organizations … Continue reading about Strategy, SWOTs, & To Do Lists
Benchmark for Innovation
Landscape Analysis, Competitor Analysis, Benchmarking. Organizations of all types carry out these activities from time to time. Landscape … Continue reading about Benchmark for Innovation
Leadership
AI Cannot Replace You as a Leader
AI is going to replace a lot of jobs. But some functions cannot be replaced by Artificial Intelligence. Those include leadership and management roles. Think of some of the management challenges you have faced … Continue reading about AI Cannot Replace You as a Leader
Overcome Your Fear of Failure
In many ways, the world is wired against you taking risks. Will the annual audit ever be critical of you for not trying to seize that new opportunity that you decided was too risky? No. Audits are critical of … Continue reading about Overcome Your Fear of Failure
Teamwork
Manage Without Micromanaging
Micromanaging is a classic leadership mistake. You were hired to manage the team because you were an excellent individual performer. And now you want everyone to perform at the same high level. So you are … Continue reading about Manage Without Micromanaging
Leading Your Inherited Team
We all do a lot of work in teams, which is why I consistently recommend Patrick Lencioni’s book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, to people. A recent article in Harvard Business Review focuses on a special … Continue reading about Leading Your Inherited Team