The fifth growth factor in the healthy growth process is excellent execution. This particular growth factor is near and dear to our hearts since we have written three books on this topic and have worked with leading organizations to help them execute with excellence. A good plan gets you into the race, but adherence to…
https://www.youtube.com/embed/z5VQpOvvQis?si=foT-isJqa7m93AjT Enjoy this short, upbeat video of key quotes from The Power of Positive Coaching. “Lee and Julie deliver powerful lessons with simple, concise language. As inspirational as it is practical. A vital tool for leaders at any career stage. An extraordinary book!” Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, The Thinkers50 #1 Leadership Thinker in the World
The fourth growth factor in the healthy growth process is positive coaching. Like world class athletes, people at work reach their full potential when they are positively and frequently coached. Gallup research has reinforced this need for today’s workers who want a coach instead of a boss and ongoing coaching conversations instead of annual reviews.…
Cheryl Johnson King is EVP and Chief People Resources Officer for HealthEquity and has been a client at two different companies, Fossil and ULTA Beauty. During one of our original discussions years ago, we talked about how creating a compelling purpose can ignite a personal passion to go the extra mile. Cheryl was reflecting on one…
For years, Julie and I had a date night each Wednesday night while our children were young. We would often go to dinner at a local Tex-Mex restaurant. An experience during one of our visits helped me see the direct, positive business impact of passionately performing employees. An energetic waiter came charging up to our table…
Being the boss does not necessarily mean you are leading. Here are 10 characteristics that will help you determine if you are having a positive impact on your employees. A boss knows it all; a leader is always learning. A boss gives answers; a leader seeks solutions. A boss talks more than listens; a leader…
Healthy leaders are great builders. This poem by Charles Franklin Benvegar offers a powerful perspective... As I watched them tear a building down,A gang of men in a busy town.With a ho-heave-ho and a lusty yell,They swung a beam, and the sidewall fell. I asked the foreman, “Are these men skilled,The men you’d hire if you…
Strategy is 90% execution, and 90% of execution is people. So, if you can engage your team’s minds and hearts, you will get a BIG payoff – discretionary effort. Employees willingly giving their precious resources – time and energy – to achieve goals. In short, they will act like owners of the business. That’s the…
With the current war for talent in full blaze, your organizational culture has become a critical retention tool. We have worked on hundreds of organizational culture projects for 20+ years and observed the strongest cultures directly connect work and personal values. This enables employees to align with both sets of values without having to be…
Although it’s an ambitious goal to change the world, we often underestimate our singular power to change the world of those around us. We don’t have to be a billionaire giving away cars or houses to positively change someone’s world. We each have that same power. We don’t even have to do anything! We only have…
