6 Ways To Lead Staff You Don’t Like
Sometimes leading a team can get real messy. Trying to mesh so may different personalities and perspectives in and of itself is extremely difficult. Beyond that there are those few people that are good at what they do but they are hard to like. Todd Akins has some helpful suggestions: “Some of you will be […]
7 Ways To Make Marriage Better
I have seen far too many marriages fall apart after the children leave the home and two people no longer even know each other anymore. Marriage in many ways can get harder as the years go by and we have to be constantly learning how to be a better spouse. Ron Edmondson has some great […]
How To Effectively Delegate
We all fight the battle over investing the time in others vs. just doing the work ourselves. Sometimes its just a control thing and we don’t want to let go. Nothing gives you more margin as a leader than learning how to delegate. John Maxwell drives home this point: “When it comes to delegation, many […]
Leading People Who Are Different
Leadership is not a one size fits all science. Situational leadership demands that we not only value the differences in the people on our team but we shift our leadership style to prioritize what they need on any given project. To do this consistently we need to apply the principles in Mark Miller’s post: “Can […]
7 Examples Of Lazy Leadership Practices
When things are going reasonably well we can settle into a routine and set our leadership on autopilot. What we once prioritized now we take for granted. This post by Ron Edmondson is a good leadership checklist to make sure we are not just mailing it in: “The fact is, however, that many of us […]