by admin | Nov 26, 2015 | Blog Posts
You are a good person who wants to be a great leader and teammate. You want to follow what I call the ATS rule of team building, that is you want to… do your part AND THEN SOME to help your team achieve their goals. Great, but how do you do this and still keep firm...
by admin | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog Posts
I want to take a moment to say Thank You for being on the leadership journey with me. Whether you read my posts each week or twice a year, I want you to know I appreciate you taking the time to read and share my blog posts. I also want to thank those who filled in the...
by admin | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog Posts
With Remembrance Day this week in Canada and around the world I have been thinking about leadership in the military and what we can learn from the great military leaders. It seems any time I read an article or hear a US Navy Seal interviewed about leadership, the word...
by admin | Nov 5, 2015 | Blog Posts
The fundamental role of leaders is to set their team up for success. For any leader to be successful, the team needs to be successful first. The famous former CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch had tremendous success because his business team was successful. The NBA...
by admin | Oct 29, 2015 | Blog Posts
You are the leader, you think and act differently than your team, stop expecting or wanting them to think like you. Many leaders I have worked with have a common complaint: their team doesn’t look at or even get the big picture. They are not committed, and are not...
by admin | Oct 22, 2015 | Blog Posts
One of the most mentally challenging expeditions I ever led was with a client who had a high conflict and disruptive personality. I didn’t experience any of the usual things that make wilderness expeditions extra challenging. No one was physically injured, the weather...