When Empowering People Works And When It Doesn’t
Empowerment is a hot topic for most organizations and their workforce. It increases trust across the board and significantly improves the capacity of the teams to do more work effectively. However, if it becomes another branding trick to simply get more work done without investing in your people it can backfire. This HBR post is […]
Church Scattered: How To Effectively Deal With Stress
This has become one of the most serious issues I face every week for myself and the clients I work with. It is no longer just about the lengthy work hours but the toxic culture we live in seemingly around the clock. It’s almost like a dark cloud that follows us around that makes it […]
Tomorrow’s Best Leaders Will Lead With Questions
Most leaders who were trained in the last century in leadership theory were told to use their positional authority and to become the answer man. The best way to help your people was to be the smartest person in the room and to always be ready to give clear direction to your team. All of […]
7 Ways To Reduce Stress In Tense Times
It seems like the dark cloud is following me around a lot lately. The overall negative tone everywhere in our culture is enough to discourage anyone. It has caused me to unplug from the noise just to maintain some emotional margin. This Forbes post was a good reminder: “According to the Washington Post, psychologists and […]
Church Scattered: How To Push Through Setbacks
A good friend of mine exposed me to the writings of Seth Godin. He is an expert on new marketing and the use of the internet with one of the most read blogs on the web. The Dip is a book about knowing when to quit and on the other hand when to stick it […]