Speed. It’s a simple, yet sometimes mind-boggling concept. Consider this the next time you hit “send”. An email travels 3,000 miles from Los Angeles to Maine in just 2.4 seconds miles while switching servers 53 times! Been to the grocery store lately? A laser bar scanner at your local grocery store scans the product barcode…
The moment to change is one of the trickiest defining moments discussed in 7 Moments… that Define Excellent Leaders. Trees grow up through their branches, down through their roots and grow wider with each passing year. As growth occurs, trees eventually shed their protective bark to make way for growth. Humans are the same way. Just…
Taking a stand, for anything, requires courage. Courageous leadership is knowing what's right and then acting on it. Excellent leaders don’t settle for what conditions force upon them. Excellent leaders don't just buy into what everybody else is saying, and they don't follow the beaten path. Excellent leaders are constantly creating their own conditions for success…
People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. This applies to employees, children, students, a volunteer committee – whoever sees you as a leader. Caring meets one of six fundamental human needs, that when fulfilled, ignites Passionate Performance in your team. But like most things we hold true and important for…
Happiness comes from following your passion. Excellence comes from work that you are passionate about. Knowing what to do is certainly important, but knowing why you do it fuels your motivation...your passion. A strong passion enables you to find a way to achieve your goals... any goal. Passion turns your stumbling blocks into stepping stones.…
My work with Millennials for the past 10 years and independent research reveal three key workplace needs of Millennials. As a leader, if you fulfill these needs, you are on your way to motivating Millennials to achieve great things for your team. They are the need for Purpose, Autonomy and Mastery, all of which…
Competence describes more than just your skills and knowledge. Competence represents anything that improves your ability to perform including your knowledge, skills, relationships, resourcefulness, processes, systems and information. Building your competence boosts your confidence ... and confidence is a close friend to high achievers. Building your competence is like cleaning your house. If you stop…
We tend to think of consequences with respect to the short term – the immediate impact of our performance (positive or negative). That’s the easy part of defining specific consequences. But it still leaves a lot to the imagination. As the circle of consequences below illustrates, we need to help employees see and understand the longer term,…
Life happens to all of us. Sometimes it is filled with joyful, amazing experiences. Sometimes it can be trying with health, financial, work or relationship challenges. Our future can be brighter if we intentionally look for the lessons and learnings from our trials and reframe our memories. You can work on creating inspiring memories out…
How often do you hear people speak with envy about companies with “real heart”? Companies like Starbucks, Ben and Jerry’s, Southwest Airlines, Harley-Davidson, Google and FedEx to name a few. Outsiders are constantly looking for their “secrets” to success. The secret lies in the hearts of their employees… working together. Nothing we achieve in this world is…
