Category: Vision
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Serving Others…Without the Exchange
One of the keys to being a servant leader is serving others by putting their needs ahead of yours. A great example of this is being a parent. When you raise a family, you learn that the needs of your children naturally come before yours. Children do not have the ability to take care of…
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Trust is the Glue
The power base of any cohesive and unified team is trust. If you believe in your people and you have confidence in their abilities and decision making, it has a way of multiplying the impact of the team. You are, in effect, advancing your leadership to all of your team members. Leaders often have a…
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Angry, Cool, Weird and Stupid
Ah, here we go again- another election cycle! I used to really enjoy politics. Political science was a favorite of mine in school. I love the unique characteristics of politics and the history that goes along with it. But I can tell you politics is not something I care for anymore. I really dislike the…
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Twenty Questions
One of the most common management practices is to enter the office of your report and after a few little icebreakers, begin to fire off the questions: Is the project on schedule? Have you handled the budget overrun? Were you able to engage a vendor yet? Did you fix the issue with the client? And…
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The F Word
When I was in high school I remember sitting frozen by the phone thinking about all the things that could go wrong. Would I be rejected? Would she laugh at me? Would she make me feel foolish? Would everyone hear about it and think I was crazy? Was I overstepping my boundaries?…
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Are Your Best Employees About To Leave?
I don’t typically post articles but here is a great article from Inc. Magazine. I could relate to most of these at one time or another in my career. This may be a great time for you to examine the conditions in your company and reflect on the value of your key employees! Most companies…
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Cleaning the Toilets
There are always the unpleasant jobs. The jobs that don’t bring you any accolades. The ones that are not seen. The unpleasant jobs that have no reward. Who does those jobs? Few will do those jobs. I have been doing the tough jobs since my father taught me what work is really all about. The…
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The Dangers of Meddling
“I can do whatever I want- I’m the boss!” Have you heard this before? This is a true statement for the most part. If you are the boss you can do whatever you want. But is it healthy? Is it the right thing to do? Will it do more harm than good? Meddle: 1. to…
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Reaching Down
My grandfather was an avid golfer. He simply loved the game. I remember thinking when I was a young kid just how great it would be if my grandpa invited me to play golf with him. I actually visualized it often, but I knew that it would be a pain for him. I would be…
Leading by Serving 