Good to Great: Confront the Brutal Facts
In the previous post we took a look at putting people first and making sure you have the right people on the bus with you. I would like to continue this series by
Good to Great: First Who, Then What
In the previous post we looked a what makes up a Level 5 Leader. These people typically create strong teams around them that often succeed long after they have left. This is different
Good to Great: Level 5 Leadership
This is going to be the first in a series of blog posts where I'm going to go over various chapters from Jim Collin's excellent book Good to Great.
Taking Personal Meeting Notes
Over the years I have come to appreciate the value of taking good notes in meetings. When I first started out, I often went into meetings with nothing as I foolishly thought I
Passion: One of the Secret Sauces of Successful Teams
I was recently thinking to myself about some of the things that make up a successful team. I was doing a comparison of two teams that I know of and I realized that
How to Handle a Bashing Session
At some point in your career you will have a bashing session where you are criticized in a negative way. It is important to prepare and know how to handle these situations as
Fear of Failure
One of the most common fears we as humans have is the fear of failure. This fear can immobilize us from taking any action which, at the end of the day, just stops
Why We Don't Listen
Listening is one of those vital skills that we often overlook. It plays an important role not only in the work environment, but at home as well. In these environments we need to
High Performance Teams Conversations
Today I would like to look at a topic which involves some conversations that high performance teams must have. You may wonder what is meant by high performance teams? The definition that I
Managing Conflict
In the previous post I looked at how we handle conflict as well as some of the most common causes for conflict occurring. I would like to continue on this topic by looking
A Look at Conflict
Everyone one of us has at sometime in our life experienced some sort of conflict. Many of us have this negative association when the word is mentioned, but it doesn't need
Conversation Destroyers
When you look at the topic of conversation destroyers you may deem it to be a rather boring topic. However, it is important to remember that relationships are built through conversations over time.