Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, Healthy Leadership. A few summers ago, we enjoyed a family trip to Greece. It is a land of boundless beauty with a long history of tremendous thinkers. While touring the Acropolis of Athens, our guide mentioned that when the restoration of this prized structure was being scheduled, time was…
Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, Healthy Leadership. Julie and I love the Olympics. In fact, we were thrilled when they started alternating the summer and winter Olympics so that we would only have to wait two years instead of four to watch the games. The Olympics embody all that is good and inspiring about…
Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, Healthy Leadership. Do you coach your team in real-time? What are the possibilities for offering feedback, adjusting on the fly, tweaking execution, changing plans mid-game if needed, and encouraging them? Not only does your team deserve a leader to help them realize their full potential, but Gallup’s research also…
Businesses seem to be settling into some variation of hybrid work arrangements. The most common arrangement seems to be two to three days each week in the office. That said, many of these same businesses are still struggling to make in-office time feel meaningful and not just a blind requirement to be in the office.…
Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, Healthy Leadership. We often hear leaders say that they will appreciate their teams once a certain goal is achieved. These leaders do not understand the power of appreciating progress. Healthy leaders appreciate results and progress. They understand that employees want to feel connected to their leader, their organization, and…
Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, Healthy Leadership. Research from Gallup revealed that the most effective teams have at least a 3:1 ratio of positive to negative interactions. Demonstrating appreciation for contributions is a powerful way to create a positive interaction. On the home front, this same research found the ratio for the most effective…
Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, Healthy Leadership. Healthy leaders are bridge builders. One important bridge they build is between a team member’s work and a bigger purpose. There are two levels of purpose that leaders connect employees to: organizational purpose and team purpose. Organizational purpose relates to making the world a better place or…
Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, Healthy Leadership. People want to feel valued for their work. In fact, lack of appreciation is a key reason people leave jobs. Showing appreciation is a common blind spot for leaders—and for people in any relationship, for that matter. You no doubt feel appreciative of your team; yet, it’s…
Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, Healthy Leadership. Charles Plumb was a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, one of the original Top Gun pilots, and a pilot in Vietnam. On May 19, 1967, during his 75th combat mission (five days before the end of his tour), his plane was shot down. He ejected and parachuted into…
Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, Healthy Leadership. Back in your childhood, you may have belonged to a club that had a secret handshake. Just knowing that handshake made you feel like you were a part of the group, right? It was a “belonging” factor that made you feel connected. The handshake was something special…
