Weed Your Garden Early

Weed Your Garden Early

No team leader wants to think he or she has chosen poorly or that the people on a team may not all be productive members of that team. However, as the person responsible for a team of individuals, a leader must weed out any potential problematic team members early in...
How to Deliver a Difficult Message

How to Deliver a Difficult Message

Several times in recent workshops I have been asked about how to deliver a difficult message. As a leader, you probably have difficult conversations from time to time. They could be with an individual or an entire team. The actual delivery style of your message and...
Embrace the Adventure

Embrace the Adventure

“It wouldn’t be an adventure if you knew the ending” The Feeling of Adventure When was the last time you could hardly sleep with excitement? When was the last time you closely watched the calendar for an upcoming event that your had prepared for but had no idea how it...
Catch Them Doing Something Right

Catch Them Doing Something Right

Staying Above the Water Line (Note to parents: this works with kids as well) As a leader, have you had a team member or employee you found hard to praise or compliment because they were pretty average in their performance or were even struggling, or perhaps you butted...