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Your 4 to 6 Core Values

Complete the “Mining for Values” Exercise Are you ready for the final phase in “Mining for Values”? Today’s exercise is a continuation from the previous two weeks, and is a core exercise I use with clients and groups to help leaders discover their core values. If you missed the previous steps, click on the links…

“Mining for Values” Part 2

Free Download! Think fast. If I asked you to list your core values, what pops into your mind first? Honesty? Passion? Creativity? Determination? Last week, I explained how your core values are like a compass that keeps you on the right path. They help you stay true to yourself as you work to attain your…

Mining for Core Values

The Step-by-Step Process I Teach Clients Have you ever experienced a time when you suddenly realized… This isn’t the kind of leader I meant to be.This isn’t the impact I wanted to have.This isn’t the legacy I had in mind. Maybe you strayed far from your goal without even realizing it, like a sailboat drifting…

Your Leadership Impact

Create a Legacy You’re Proud of Each individual leaves a legacy. But leaders have a unique opportunity. We have the chance to leave a deep impact on the tight-knit group that we may spend years leading. Regardless of whether it is intentional or not, you will leave a lasting impact on your team. And it’s…

Inner Game vs. Outer Game

Which One is Holding You Back? What truly makes a good leader? When most people think about leadership, they picture the visible responsibilities: giving feedback, leading meetings, making decisions, managing conflict… But that’s just the outer game of leadership—the actions others can see. If you are trying to improve your leadership skills, it’s common to…

Companies are Failing Their Teams

The Top Five Excuses for Not Developing Talent Companies are in a crisis of their own making right now. At a recent produce industry event, I had a troubling conversation with a CEO. “All of our senior leaders are planning to retire in the next 3-5 years,” he told me. “But I’m worried about what…

New Managers Aren’t Trained in Leadership

Addressing the Leadership Skill Gap “When I first went from regular employee to manager, I knew exactly how to step into my new role and lead my team…” …said no leader ever!!! More often, it’s the opposite. You step into your role, then maybe you start to realize… “I didn’t get trained for this.” “I’m…

Control Kills Motivation

How To Motivate Without Micromanaging Many newer managers tend to swing wildly in one direction or another in terms of how much control they exert over their teams. Some go overboard on the “hands-off” approach. They’ve heard about or experienced the problems of micromanaging. What often happens is they show up as overly-trusting managers, not…

Is This Killing Team Creativity?

The Hush Around Conflict Earlier this year, the hottest debate on LinkedIn was centered around something extremely trivial: the em dash. If you post on LinkedIn, you probably saw some of the heated comments between the “em dashes are indicators of AI” and “I used em dashes long before AI” crowds. We might dismiss this…

One-on-one Took a Negative Turn?

5 Tips to Salvage the Meeting With so much uncertainty in the world right now turning up the heat and pressure, employees are having a tough time. So if you’ve noticed your teammates being stressed or disengaged—now more than ever is a time for patience and understanding! As leaders, we face the same challenges that our…