The following are 10 Things Great Teams Do Average Teams Do Not: Great Teams Have An Ethos Which Permeates The Entire Organization – When asked about the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Jim Mora said, “If you go to Alabama and you walk into the equipment room and the assistant equipment manager is folding a towel and […]
“I don’t care if they like me as along as they respect me.” I had numerous people make this statement to me as a young leader. It is a statement I have come to strongly disagree with from a leadership perspective. I have never truly respected someone I did not like. Also, I have never […]
Social competence is a vital ingredient for anyone wishing to be successful. A July 17th USA Today article discussed how social competence is mostly developed and recognized as early as kindergarten. Here are some of the findings published in the American Journal of Public Health after a 20-year study of over 750 children from kindergarten […]
All leaders know the importance and multiplicative impact of a great team. You can simply accomplish more with a team than you can by yourself. So how do you go about constructing a great unit? Are there keys and practices to building great teams? In the February 23rd issue of Sports Illustrated, the great writer […]
All leaders want to be part of great teams. They want to build great teams. They want to accomplish great things within the context of a team. They want to build lifelong friendships. They want to create healthy cultures. When teammates struggle, they want to be part of a team who picks them up. Great […]
Most organizations I deal with want to develop young leaders. I often hear the phrase that “we want to get younger.” I understand what they are saying. They wish to remain relevant and have long-term viability. The reality is that young leaders do not arrive on your team as finished products. We are willing to wait for […]
I will soon be finishing Seth Godin’s masterpiece Linchpin. This is a book that teaches a person how to become indispensible to their organization. In an ever-changing world, I cannot recommend this enough to anyone involved in leadership. It is changing how I view not only leadership, but also myself. I will probably dedicate several […]
