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LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Do you understand what makes people around you tick? Most leaders reach a point in their organizational development where they realize that they and their teams need to not just work harder to achieve, but they must also work smarter. In many ways we are tired of hearing “work smarter” since rarely is that followed up by valuable, tangible action that can be taken. We have found that when leaders and team members better understand each other, their organizations run […]
I used to think that when there was a teachable moment for others, when there was time on their part and mine, and they were open to learning new things, I should teach… Wrong! I have learned that when an exciting opportunity or a potential crisis occurs, there is a need that others have. They must handle the opportunity or the crisis! They have a need to learn and perceive it, so I may be able to teach them. I […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the 2 key factors for growth: people and money. During times of growth (or when the opposite occurs) challenges arise and changes that need to be made can be quite painful. Having leaders focusing on people as well as money can help create a clearer, more focused path for employees to follow. We encourage you to ask yourself the following questions: How do you keep momentum going to overcome […]
Do your leaders and teams know how to progress from the “Storming” stage on to the “Performing” stage? In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the “Storming” stage for teams in order to have a clear future and begin performing at a higher level. Teams typically progress through several stages, the first being formation, followed by “storming”. In the storming stage, some complaining and reviewing of the past occurs, along with a bit of conflict. The […]
On page 207 of “Wellington and Napoleon” by Robin Neillands, he shares how Wellington had problems on November 10, 1813, the night after the Nivelle battles. Wellington’s Spanish troops pillaged the town of Ascain. They looted and set fire to houses. Although the Spaniards were useful during the fighting and they gave Wellington a larger army than Napoleon’s French commander, Soult, Wellington decided that they must be returned to Spain. Keeping one small division, he sent the rest of the […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the difference between consultants and guides. Let’s start with the definition of consultants: “People who provide expert advice professionally.” (from Merriam Webster) They then tell you what you need to do and then leave. Merriam Webster Dictionary defines a guide as “a person who leads or directs other people on a journey.” The next time you are wondering if you should hire a consultant or if you have had […]
In our work with leaders and teams, we hear a number of reasons why success is not possible. It is shocking to hear some of these objections, since every past successful endeavor has had to overcome all of these issues. It is interesting that we hear these objections from teams that are less mature as well as those made up of experienced, “blooded” professionals. The less mature teams will publicly share these objections. More experienced teams will share these in […]
This weekend we watched the period piece called “Wives and Daughters”. While a fun “Jane Austen” type of movie, it had lots of soap opera machinations and manipulation. It is great fun to watch that in a movie but not much fun to live in real life. That is why The 2nd Law of Hadley is “The best game is no game!” There are 3 ways to get someone to behave in a certain way: Coercion: Forcing someone to do […]