Who is Leaving? Who Are You Attracting?
The people that care the most leave first. This was a key point in Seth Godin’s recent blog post, “You are not the lowest common denominator,” which references the...
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How to Identify and Develop Your Hi-Po Employees
Quit worrying about finding the smartest people. Stop searching for the perfect employees – the ones who have it all figured out, can work unsupervised, and demand little time...
6 Characteristics of Passionate Employees
Are there people who do not have a passion for anything? Is passion an essential ingredient for a successful employee? Should our employees bring the passion, or is it...
7 Ways to Make Positivity a Habit
For some reason, positivity often gets a bad rap. In television and film, overly positive people are portrayed as airheads who are clueless as to what’s really going on. A great story...
9 Symptoms of Leadership Groupies
Just about everyone has an inner circle. Hopefully your circle is made up of people with whom you are safe discussing topics and getting feedback. The people in your...
12 Rules for Building a Thriving Virtual Team
As I noted in 5 Actions for Leading a Virtual Team, the Impacting Leaders team is comprised of mostly virtual employees. I asked my team to think about the...
5 Actions for Leading a Virtual Team
Impacting Leaders is a virtual organization, and this setup works well for us and our clients. The flexibility has allowed me to cherry-pick the people on my team because...
Be More Than Mediocre
One of the things I enjoy most about my job is meeting face-to-face with the people that we serve. I spend a lot of time in the field with...
7 Tips for Defending Your Teammate
Leaders eventually find themselves in the position where they must defend someone on their team. Stepping up to bat for our teammates is an expectation of the position. Even...
Your Team is a Reflection of You
If you have been a parent for long, you have likely had those moments of pride – and others of regret – when you watch your child do something...