Communication is either your biggest asset or your biggest liability, especially as a leader. Click To Tweet Whether we’re dealing with a couple at a marriage event, or a team of executives in a weeklong StratPlan, we spend a lot of time improving what folks thought was “good” communication. Why is that? We discover that …
How do you take wherever you serve in the organization and leverage your influence for the good of those around you, including the leaders that are above you? You might be thinking, well, that’s easier said than done! And you wouldn’t be alone. A lot of people take it for granted that leadership is “top-down”, …
You’ve probably been here before. See if this sounds familiar to you. You don’t have enough time. You’re stressed out and overwhelmed. You don’t have enough energy. And, you can’t get to the things that you need to as a leader. Even making some necessary changes to get out of the cycle can feel like …
Hey, look over here. Am I talking to you? You’re an entrepreneur, a small business owner, or leader, and you’re trying to grow what you’ve got. Maybe you’re still trying to get things off the ground! But, with 99% of businesses in the US being “small businesses”, how do you get noticed? On today’s show, …
Lots of people dream about starting their own business. And, in fact, the number of entrepreneur-driven startups has boomed in recent years. There are now over 33 million small businesses in the US. Today, 99% of all US businesses are “small” businesses. That’s an actual statistic! There are, however, some big obstacles to getting started. …
The inner life of leaders. It’s more than just about how to succeed, how to be successful, and all that jazz … It’s about keeping you on track for the duration of your career and beyond. The fact is, leadership is a messy business. I mean, we deal with people, and people have struggles. And …
Learning to take the focus off of yourself is one of the healthiest things that you can do – for you. This is not an easy, or even a popular, topic to hit, because our modern culture is geared towards getting us to focus on ourselves. In fact, we’ve got a ton of tools to …
Leadership is tough, it’s messy, and definitely not for wimps! Whether you lead a business or a family, you’re going to have to deal with people, and people are… Well, let’s face it: people are messy. Relationships are messy. And life is messy too. Now, considering the challenges of leading people to grow and succeed, …
Hey, did you hear about what happened to so-and-so? Well, I heard that they broke up. And did you know that their company is bankrupt? Yeah, and I heard that they lied about the whole thing too. What a scandal! Well, they deserve it! On and on it goes, and I think you get the …
Relationships are tricky to manage without trust. It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about the workplace, the marketplace, or your own home, without trust you won’t get very far. A minister, several hundred years ago, said “Learning to trust is one of life’s most difficult tasks.” It was true then, and it’s still true today… …