Occupation: Writer Birth: 1965
. . . his biggest problem was his need for a problem..
People will walk through fire for a leader that's true and human..
As difficult as it is to build a team, it is not complicated. In fact, keeping it simple is critical, whether you run the executive staff at a multi-….
If you’re not interested in getting better, it’s time for you to stop leading..
Building a cohesive leadership team is the first critical step that an organization must take if it is to have the best chance at success..
The key ingredient to building trust is not time. It is courage..
No action, activity, or process is more central to a healthy organization than the meeting.
I've become absolutely convinced that the seminal difference between successful companies and mediocre or unsuccessful ones has little, if anything, ….
It's as simple as this. When people don't unload their opinions and feel like they've been listened to, they won't really get on board..
The team you belong to must come ahead of the team you lead: this is putting team results (e.g., organizational needs) ahead of individual agendas (e….
Teamwork remains a sustainable competitive advantage that has been largely untapped because it is hard to measure (teamwork impacts the outcome of an….
A core value is something you're willing to get punished for..
The only real payoff for leadership is eternal..
Remember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability..
A job is bound to be miserable if it doesn't involve measurement..
Failing to hold someone accountable is ultimately an act of selfishness..
Trust is the confidence among team members that their peers' intentions are good, and that there is no reason to be protective or careful around the ….
It is dangerous if our identity as a leader becomes more important than our identity as a child of God..
Open, frank communication is the lynchpin to teamwork. A fractured team is like a fractured bone; fixing it is always painful and sometimes you have ….
When there is trust, conflict becomes nothing but the pursuit of truth, an attempt to find the best possible answer..
Achieving vulnerability-based trust (where team members have overcome their need for invulnerability) is difficult because in the course of career ad….