Transform your meetings from a waste of time where nothing gets accomplished, to a valuable component in your leadership and communications system.
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What will be different on 12/31/21?
I’m not talking about New Year’s Resolutions here. I’m talking about real plans for growth, change or improvement. Resolutions are generally overly optimistic and unrealistic. They usually try to fix a top-of-mind problem. Studies show that 80% of resolutions only last until the second week in February.
Continue readingYour Company Culture is “Fun” – Really?
A culture will evolve, whether you are paying attention to it or not. If you’re not paying attention to it, what evolves might not reflect your values or the type of company you want it to be leading. In this case your culture is likely holding you back and turning your strategies into pipe dreams.
Continue readingListening, and Keep Listening
Maintaining a “listening conversation” is a key component to establishing a positive culture. Your team members need to understand that their current knowledge is important to you as their leader. No one likes to be dictated to. Team members need to feel like they have some power in the decisions about how they do their work.
Continue readingMy Culture is Better Than Your Culture
As a leader you need to be 100% committed to creating a caring, respectful, listening culture.
Continue readingAre You a Listening Leader?
Most leaders believe they are good listeners. The reality is that often people listen just long enough to decide they already know what the person is going to say. Then they shift into response mode, they interrupt, or they just start thinking about something else.
Continue readingWhy Listening is Better than Talking
If you are doing all of the talking, your team will just wait for your direction. Your success will be limited to the things you can come up with in your own brain.
Continue readingIf Your Lips are Moving . . .
As the leader of a business or nonprofit, articulating your vision/mission and values is the most important thing that will come out of your mouth on any given day. This is even more important during a crisis, like say – a global pandemic.
Continue readingThe Two Most Important Communication Skills for Leaders
By honing these two communications skills, you will simplify your role and advance your business.
Continue readingLet’s Get Crystal Clear
If you are not already crystal clear on your vision, your values, your market, your strategies, the qualities that make you unique, and where you’re taking your business – this is the first step in calming the chaos and gaining control of your time and your success.
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