The Way to Discover Your Happy Place

The Way to Discover Your Happy Place

Your ‘Happy Place’ could be a moment in time, a location, or a feeling. It brings you to a state of flow where everything is moving in the right direction. You may lose track of time, you are having fun and are living a passion. Does that place, time or feeling come...
How I Learned To Deal with My Weakness

How I Learned To Deal with My Weakness

You know Jack, he’s good at all trades and a master of none. But what is he like as a leader? He’s ok, but not nearly as effective as he could be. Leaders often feel pressure (most of it self-imposed) to be extremely competent in all aspects of leadership and areas...
10 Ways to Lead with Influence

10 Ways to Lead with Influence

I was recently asked a question by a leader who was struggling with his team. He asked, “How do I influence team members who may not be at my maturity level, and not under my direction. They spend our time whining or deviating from the work at hand (distracting), even...
What to Give… And Who to Give It To

What to Give… And Who to Give It To

Before I get into this weeks post I wanted to update some of you on my quest to return to run the Boston Marathon. I mentioned in many presentations this spring that I would like to return to Boston and run the marathon with my wife. I managed to reach my qualifying...
4 Steps to More Meaningful Conversations

4 Steps to More Meaningful Conversations

Summer vacation has continued over the last few weeks for me and the family. My time has been filled with camping, climbing, running, and playing in water. Here a few images from vacation time! With all this quality family time, I haven’t had a chance to give...
The Trouble With Delegating

The Trouble With Delegating

Do you struggle with when and how to delegate decision-making to your team? As a leader, there are times when you want your team to make the decision. There are many ways for the group to make their decision if their leaders would let them. Here’s a great article on a...