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…
To capture the hearts of our team and ignite their passion, we must meet one of their most basic psychological needs – to contribute to something bigger than a job, to find true meaning in their work. Picture this scenario: Three people were crushing rocks side by side on a construction job. When they were…
Laughter really is the best medicine at work and at home. It's the cheapest and fastest way to take a mental vacation. Our daughter, Lexi, is the source of much laughter in our home. She enjoys combining word play with her sense of humor. Here is the result in the form of one-liners she came…
We live in an information-rich, time-poor world. As a result, it is easy for us to behave like rats. In other words, we see an opportunity (stimulus) and we jump at it (response). The great thing about being human (aside from our ability to use a TV remote) is that we can exercise choice. So…
Great teams are made of imperfect players working together perfectly. Inspire perfect teamwork with 7 Moments... that Define Excellent Leaders.
Inspiring leaders coach good team members to become better people. They help them build better lives for themselves and others. They build their team from the inside out ... inspiring excellence at work and in life. In the crunch of daily demands, we sometimes forget a fundamental law of leadership: If our teams are successful,…
