Who buys into a hypocrite? They were all picking up the pieces after the last chief left. While working with a police department one day and two fire...
Who buys into a hypocrite? They were all picking up the pieces after the last chief left. While working with a police department one day and two fire...
It takes Humility and Courage from the leader to change the morale of a team. Have you ever seen a leader of a low morale team try to...
A high morale team will not necessarily save a bad strategy, but a low morale team will most likely destroy a good strategy. Unhappy, angry, and apathetic. It...
This is not the over-caffeinated cheerleader attitude some people turn on depending on who is watching. Some people always make things happen, and some people always find reasons...
“Gotcha!” That is the way it feels to work for some people. Culture is a direct reflection of leadership. If you want to understand why the culture of...
“Running out of time” is often a lie wrapped up in an excuse. Procrastination. What do you put off doing? It is usually the stuff you dislike doing....
When a leader does someone else’s job for them, neither person is growing. Micromanaging can make a new leader very comfortable. New leaders know the jobs they just...
Adopt the mindset of an 18 year old West Point cadet. I dare you – in fact, I double dog dare you – to count the number of...
My boss cared enough about staying connected that he set up a system to do it. Many of us have a hard time remembering names and details about...
When you retire, nobody will ever talk about what a huge impact your perfect admin record or a stellar Project had on their career. “PEOPLE, Projects, admin. That...
Morale was low and the boss was blaming them. Martin (name changed) was never wrong. He’d won a bunch of awards working in one of the most difficult...
Selfish teammates ensure mediocrity for the team. She never did anything for anyone – unless there was a payoff. I am not talking about a financial transaction. She...
Elizabeth Holmes went from billionaire to a net worth of zero in 12 months. She dropped out of Stanford. Raised millions of dollars from wealthy investors. Became a...
Middle managers have more impact on the culture than the executives do. Integrity tests are part of leadership. How a middle manager navigates those tests can send ripple...
Each time a new leader claims to have standards, an Integrity test is coming. The standards. Sometimes new leaders are too heavy handed with standards. Other times they...
