Finding clarity in a purpose that fulfills us through even the toughest issues we deal with as leaders will require a definite answer to the question Why do you do what you do? Like the vast majority of people I know, the field I ended up in for the bulk of my adult life had very little to do...
I (Cindy) gave an example recently in How to Build Company Culture of organizations many of us have read about or lived through where organizational values were neglected and the outcomes were tragic. Maybe you remember Enron, or the Exxon Valdez oil spill, or maybe in the news today!
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In looking at turnover rates and profitability of organizations, it's hard to miss the continuing trend towards companies needing and seeking a better culture. The good news is there’s increased interest in serving well from the values statement we have on our walls. The bad...
I closed the last blog by referencing something I heard John Maxwell share recently, “Not investing in your team is short-cutting yourself as a leader,” then I challenged you to think about what tasks you’re still hanging onto that could really be passed on to someone on your...
Before we dive into a topic that I’m sure will resonate with anyone who invests the time to read this message and the few that follow, I have no choice but to share an update about the 2020 LIVE2LEAD:Harrisonburg SEASON!!! In addition to the in-person, Executive Summit format event...
Originally shared in A Daily Dose Of Leadership on August 11, 2020.
In the LinkedIn article I published yesterday, I referenced the origins of a quote I had already attributed to Vince Lombardi. We’ve likely all heard some type of reference to the idea of “it’s not whether we...
Originally shared in A Daily Dose Of Leadership on July 9, 2020.
Napoleon Hill once said, “I have also discovered that there comes with every experience of temporary defeat, and every failure and every form of adversity, the seed of an equivalent benefit. Mind you, I did not say the full...
Originally shared in A Daily Dose Of Leadership on July 8, 2020.
As leaders, we each work incredibly hard to earn belief and trust from each individual on our teams. But let me stop here and point out that I didn’t say “as managers” or “as executives” because the...
Originally shared in A Daily Dose Of Leadership on July 7, 2020.
In a recent Leading At The Next Level lesson called Different Name, Same Challenge, we took a look at how easy it can really be for any of us to get overwhelmed by fears or concerns when everything we see and hear from the media...
Originally shared in A Daily Dose Of Leadership on July 31, 2020.
Have you ever noticed how quick folks tend to be to associate themselves with a sports team when that team is performing well but how those same folks can tend to distance themselves in the bad years. Phrases like We’re going...
