Let the Team Figure It Out
“Communicate the goal, then let the team figure out how to get there.” – Bob Nelson
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Challenging Our Assumptions
“When we work alone, our assumptions go unchecked. We do the best we can with what we know. However, when we work in teams, our assumptions and limiting beliefs are revealed through our expressed attitudes, choices, behaviors, and results. When … Continue reading →
Attitudes and Actions
“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitudes and actions.” – Harold S. Geneen
Continue reading →Conflict Resolution is an Art Form
“Rather than relying on a thin, idealized hope that we will all one day just get along, we can approach conflict resolution as an art form that we are privileged to develop and hone.” – Diane Musho Hamilton
Continue reading →Lead at a Higher Level
“Nothing is wrong with accomplishing goals, but when you focus solely on results, you miss the big picture. As a result, things like morale and job satisfaction will tend to fall by the wayside. Leading at a higher level is … Continue reading →
Good Performance and Positive Response
“The more attention you pay to a behavior, the more it will be repeated. Accentuating the positive and redirecting the negative are the best tools for increasing productivity. Killer-whale trainers know that when you don’t pay a lot of attention … Continue reading →
Simplify and Focus
“I’ve been studying and working with extraordinary organizations and top-performing individuals for over 30 years. The most common and powerful factor in all of their successes has been the ability to simplify and focus. The two go hand-in-hand, because in … Continue reading →
This is Teamwork
“The greatest accomplishments in life are not achieved by individuals alone, but by proactive people pulling together for a common good. Our mission in life is to offer our gifts to benefit one another, to create mutual gain in the … Continue reading →
Sharing Everything
The little old couple walked slowly into McDonald’s that cold winter evening. They looked out of place amid the young families and young couples eating there that night. Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could tell what … Continue reading →
What You Have to Hide
“Imagine what it would be like to live in a world where you are more concerned about what you have to offer than what you have to hide.”
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