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Don’t Bring the Problem Without a Solution
As a leader, people come to you with problems weekly, daily and in some unfortunate cases hourly. Is this your fault, their fault or the system’s? Wouldn’t it be better if the person with the problem delivered a solution or at least a potential solution at the same...
How Leaders Have Their Teams Self Police
Team discipline is an essential element of any high performance team and the leader cannot direct it alone. Sure, a team leader’s responsibility is to lay out clear expectations and a compelling purpose for the team mission but a huge part of team discipline has to...
How to Motivate With Progress
Of all the things that can boost inner work life, the most important is making progress in meaningful work, when a job gives them the opportunity to experience achievement. Workplace Motivation Tips from Shoveling Snow This is another post under the topic of...
Even in 2016 There Will Always Be One: 5 Ways to Manage the Weak Link
HAPPY NEW YEAR – HERE’S TO YOUR BEST YEAR EVER ------------ Dealing with the weak link It was the day we had been anticipating for weeks. We had been paddling remote rivers in Northern Alaska and today was the day we would reach the Arctic Circle. A day before,...
It’s Not About the Tree!
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With Every Loss, There is an Opportunity
Last week, I had the great fortune to attend Dave Fost's, my uncle, funeral in a suburb of Toronto. Dave was an outstanding man and mentor to many, including me. He was a fun loving, passionate man who took great interest in the lives of his nephews. He was the uncle...
How to be Less Busy
I don’t have the time… We are living in a busyness epidemic! Think about the number of times in the last month your response to the question “How are things?” with “Busy!” or some variation of busy. Let’s take a closer look at ‘busy’. What Does It Mean To Be Busy?...
Great Managers Do This When Coaching:
A manager asks more questions – provides less feedback A major role of any manager is to support others in getting stuff done. This involves instructing, advising, coaching, and even cheerleading. The manager’s coaching role may be the most valuable impact they can...
Create Boundaries without Being a Jerk
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...
Thank You (It’s an Anniversary)!
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...
