Three More Areas Where Consistency Really Matters
Last week I blogged on what our inconsistencies really say about us. While our own perspective might just be that we’re a big flighty or crazy busy, our teammates...
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What Your Inconsistency Says About You
In our typically hectic lives, consistency often seems like an admirable but unrealistic character trait. Sure, we grin at the endearing consistency of generations before us. My grandparents were...
Four Ways to Empower Teammates to Make Decisions
Teammates who aren’t empowered to make even the smallest decisions feel stifled and micromanaged. Yet many leaders don’t trust their teammates to make good decisions. So, where’s the balance?...
Don’t Stop Thinking
There are so many things that technology has made easier nowadays, and sometimes I wonder if it’s made us a little lazy too. Not intentionally “I just want to...
When Decisions From the Top Don’t Make Sense
We’ve all asked (aloud or silently) the same question about our boss, or the department vice president, or the CEO at one time or another: What is he/she thinking??!!...
Don’t Stay on a Sinking Ship
You’ve heard the reasons before. We already bought the software. We’ve invested too much time. We’ve spent too much money to turn back now. The decision has been made. How many...
Leading Out of Fear
I had a great conversation with a leader last week. He was discussing his successes as well as his challenges in business, and he shared a great insight that...
Where Do You Draw the Line?
What are your boundaries? Have you ever taken the time to define them? And if so, does your team know what they are? If you’re thinking, “I don’t need...
When Doubt Impedes Your Ability to Lead
Here’s a little secret your leader might not want to admit: He deals with doubt. No matter how confident he might seem on the outside, even the most self-assured...
How We Punish Our Performers
The gentleman who sat in the aisle seat next to me on my flight back from Dallas to Atlanta last week was clearly unhappy. I assumed his frustration was...