In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses and shares his insight and wisdom about focus, or intentionality. It is a huge mistake to base a decision or our actions based on what we think their intentions might be. Rather than intentions, we need to look at the behavior, the actions. We encourage you to ask yourself the following questions: Are you focusing on the behavior and not the intention of a person? When coaching your leaders, […]
In a meeting with a client yesterday, we talked about the books, movies, experiences, situations, training, coaching, etc. that is our job to bring to other people as business leaders. These are tools to stretch the minds of those we care about. This client is frustrated by one of his business partners that are entrenched in the old school “command and control” style of leadership. During our discussion, I challenged him to hold group session with the partner and other […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the value of having and working through good conflict between team members and with the team and the leader. Whether you are a part of a small team or a very large team, one of the most important elements is that of engagement: – Team Members engaging each other – Engaging in good conflict – The Leader engaging the Team Having conflict or different viewpoints or frustration can be […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses and shares his insight and wisdom about playing the “best game”. Every organization is political to some degree. The best policy when it comes to politics, etc. is: “The best game is no game”. The best ideas will ultimately win out if the culture supports trust and sharing of ideas. We encourage you to ask yourself the following questions: Do you let office politics, rumors, etc. goad you into […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the importance of families telling stories. Readers Digest published an article about how family stories play a vital part of children’s development. Not only are these children better able to communicate but they are also better able to understand emotions and have higher self-esteem, which can lead to increased coping skills. Whether it is a family or business, make sure you are telling your people (family or teams) about […]
It is interesting to note how often something does NOT work, is ineffective, or doesn’t provide the experience we all want to provide to our customers. When the person doing it says “Jim told me to do that”, or “that is what I was told to do”, or “that is the way we have always done it”, what they are really saying is that they are not willing to strive towards something better. This is a frustrating situation because these […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the importance of engaging. One of the things most missing with building visions and goals with teams, divisions and organization is engagement. Many leaders are great at energizing and focusing their people but not engaging with those around them. We encourage you to ask yourself the following questions: How do you engage your employees and team members? Do your leaders and teams know how to think rationally and take […]
Without a long term view of the future, people in organizations have a tendency to get focused on small details and can get bogged down with what is not critical. When the business environment is tough, organizations become even more entrenched in today’s issues. The human mind will focus on something and it will choose whatever is closest at hand. The negative issues feel bigger than they are and many times overwhelm the team. Incremental improvements do not seem worth […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses importance of exploring. How many people buy a boat and yet keep it in the harbor or buy a plane and leave it in the hanger? Taking risks and exploring the external world along with the internal world helps us grow as people and as a community. We encourage you to ask yourself the following questions: Are you and your leaders committed to trying new things, ideas, perspectives? How […]