4 Actions To Ensure That Your Leadership Adheres To The ‘First Team’ Model
What is Your ‘First Team’? Discover what it’s like to be part of a ‘First Team.’ Imagine a group of […]
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Recognition & Corrective Action: How Do You Measure Up?
A client once told me her supervisor had asked if she needed anything to help her accomplish her job. She
Be The CRO – 2 Ways to Communicate with Clarity
Much of the business success relies on getting everyone on the same page. And inevitably, someone has to choose to
4 Things You Need To Do Before The Next Crisis “Nobody Saw Coming”
As we navigate one of the biggest global crises many of us will ever experience in our lifetime, people around
NOW Is Exactly The Time To Invest In Identifying Your Next Generation of Leaders
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he
Curiosity Killed The Cat, But It May Help You Survive As A Leader
I’ve long used curiosity as a tool to help me understand what is happening around me. Now, for the record,
8 Actions To Assess and Lead An Inherited Team
You would have thought I would have been smarter! I was hired as the Chief Administrative Officer for a small
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Improve Your Conversations By Not Talking – 3 Tips You Can Start Using Today
I recently read a terrific article on www.fastcompany.com by Lydia Dishman. She writes that we all probably talk too much.
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There – 5 Skills To Go Further
If you are soon to take over a ‘new-to-you’ department or organization, I expect you are feeling pretty good about
Three Things to Remember on Your First Day as a Leader
If you Google the term’ first day as a manager,’ you’ll get almost three billion results. What does that tell
Micromanaging Is A Good Thing
If your boss has ever micromanaged you, did you assume it was because they didn’t trust you, or maybe you’re
3 Reasons Your Team Misses Their Deadlines & What to Do About It
The author, Douglas Adams, once said, “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
Manage Competing Priorities!
Do you have a million things to do that each seems as crucial as the next? These are called competing
A Poor Performer Costs Money, But If You Like Them It Will Cost You $76,500* – Two Approaches To Cut That Cost
*Based on the average Canadian salary of $51,000 Intuitively, we know that having a poor performer on your team will
10 Question You’ll Hear When There is Conflict Between the Board & The Executive Director. And 20 Things That Can Be Done to Address It.
Board/Executive Director Tensions In any traditional workplace, some level of conflict or tension is inevitable at some point. Often,
The High Cost of Poor Leadership
I often use the phrase “poor leadership costs a lot of money and is a terrible waste of human potential.”
Should A Servant Leader Ever Fire Someone? Yes! – And Here’s How & Why
While teaching leadership at Mount Royal University, my class had a great discussion about Servant Leadership and discipline. We explored
The 4 F’s (And @#$% isn’t one) of dealing with a boss with low EI
How to Deal with A Boss with Zero Emotional Intelligence For most of my career, emotions were something to be
Leader’s Brief – 4 Questions To Help You Lead Through Rapid-growth
Imagine Imagine going to bed one evening. You cuddle up with your loved one and sleep peacefully. You get up,
Why You Are Preventing Your Own Success? – 3 Actions To Get Out of Your Own Way
A client asked, “What is the one roadblock I will encounter when improving the culture of leadership in my company?